German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ tasten

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abtasten (weak, third-person singular present tastet ab, past tense tastete ab, past participle abgetastet, auxiliary haben)

  1. to feel
  2. to frisk
  3. (technology) to scan
  4. (medicine) to palpate

Conjugation

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Further reading

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