German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ schneiden

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃnaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈʔapʃnaɪ̯dən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧schnei‧den
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Verb

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abschneiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schneidet ab, past tense schnitt ab, past participle abgeschnitten, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cut off
  2. (transitive) to truncate
  3. (transitive) to shorten
  4. (transitive) to amputate
  5. (intransitive) to score (well etc.)
    Patrick hat beim Abitur sehr gut abgeschnitten.
    Patrick did very well in his Abitur.

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