See also: Ablösen

German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ lösen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧lö‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌløːzən/, [ˈʔapˌløːzn̩]

Verb

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ablösen (weak, third-person singular present löst ab, past tense löste ab, past participle abgelöst, auxiliary haben)

  1. to detach, to remove, to peel off
  2. to supersede, to displace, to replace, to take over from
  3. to relieve
  4. to pay off (a debt, mortgage etc. in one lump sum)
  5. (Austria) to pay a previous owner or renter for (fixtures and fittings)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ablösen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ablösen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ablösen” in Duden online
  • ablösen” in OpenThesaurus.de