German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ büßen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈapˌbyːsn̩]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧bü‧ßen
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Verb

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abbüßen (weak, third-person singular present büßt ab, past tense büßte ab, past participle abgebüßt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly religion) to recompense for something through penance
  2. (transitive, chiefly law) to atone for a crime

Conjugation

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