German

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Etymology

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From ab- (off, down) +‎ runden (to round).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌrʊndən/, [ˈʔapˌʁʊn.dn̩], [-dən]
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧run‧den

Verb

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abrunden (weak, third-person singular present rundet ab, past tense rundete ab, past participle abgerundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to round off (give something a smooth, roundish form, especially by filing the edges)
  2. (figurative) to round off; to top off (complete or finish something, give it a satisfying form)
    Nach den Grenzkorrekturen hielt der König sein Reich für abgerundet.
    After the border revision the king considered his territory to be rounded off.
    Der Tag wurde durch ein gemeinsames Abendessen abgerundet.
    The day was topped off by a joint dinner.
  3. (arithmetic) to round down (round towards a lesser amount)
    Antonym: aufrunden

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abrunden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abrunden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abrunden” in Duden online