German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ statten (to bring into its stead).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abstatten (weak, third-person singular present stattet ab, past tense stattete ab, past participle abgestattet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, formal) to do
    einen Besuch/eine Visite abstattento pay a visit
    Dank abstattento thank
  2. (now Austria) synonym of abzahlen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abstatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abstatten” in Duden online