German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ bestellen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapbəˌʃtɛlən/, [ˈʔap.b̥əˌʃtɛ.l̩n], [ˈʔa.pə-], [-lən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧be‧stel‧len

Verb

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abbestellen (weak, third-person singular present bestellt ab, past tense bestellte ab, past participle abbestellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cancel a subscription
    Ich werde die Zeitung abbestellen.I will cancel the subscription for the newspaper.
  2. (transitive, in a more general sense) to cancel any kind of delivery or summons

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