abfahren.
to depart, to leave
Meaning & usage
to depart, to leave
Ihr Zug fährt um fünf Uhr ab.
Wir werden morgen abfahren.
to carry off, to remove
Der Müll wird zweimal pro Woche abgefahren.
to go for; to be crazy about, for; to be a fan of or infatuated with [with auf ‘someone/something’]
Sie fährt voll auf Kultfilme ab.
to drive along (a stretch of road in search of something); to patrol
Lass uns die Strecke noch mal abfahren, vielleicht finden wir ihn doch.
to wear down (tyres/tires)
to use up (all one's journeys on a travel card)
to knock off (something by hitting it with one's vehicle)
to send someone packing; to tell someone to go away
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German abevarn, from Old High German abafaran, from Proto-West Germanic *abafaran. Equivalent to ab- (“from”) + fahren (“drive”). Cognate with Dutch afvaren.
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