abgeben.
to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable objects, etc.)
Meaning & usage
to give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable objects, etc.)
Der Diktator gibt die Macht nicht freiwillig ab, obwohl er die Unterstützung des Volkes verloren hat.
to give away, give out (samples, promotional goods, bags, etc., also items for charity)
Die Bank gibt mit jedem neuen Konto einen kostenlosen Kalender ab.
to hand in, to turn in, to drop off, to deliver, to return
Ich muss nach dem Auszug aus der Wohnung den Schlüssel abgeben.
to turn in
Ich habe meine Hausaufgaben bei der Lehrerin abgegeben.
to sell (cheaply or at a reduced price)
Der Laden gibt Lampen billig ab.
to deposit (for storage or similar purpose, something in a designated storage area or receptacle)
Wo kann ich mein Gepäck abgeben? Dort bei der Gepäckaufbewahrung.
to lose (value or according to some numerical measure, especially gains made in the recent past)
Das Unternehmen hat viel von dem im letzten Jahr gewonnenen Marktanteil abgegeben.
to give (a part of), to share (with)
Ich gebe dir die Hälfte meines Desserts ab.
to give up (a point, round, goal, etc. to an opponent)
Das Team hat in der Saison nur 10 Punkte abgegeben.
to emit, to give off, to release, to radiate
Altmodische Glühbirnen geben viel Wärme ab.
to pass on (a responsibility or duty)
Die Ermittler haben das Verfahren an ihre Bundeskollegen abgegeben.
to bother oneself with someone/something, to associate with someone/something, to mess around with someone
Damit gibt er sich nicht ab.
to pass (a ball)
to make (constitute, develop into, prove to be)
Du würdest einen guten Clown abgeben.
to submit (a report)
to give (an opinion, statement, explanation),
to fire (a shot)
to cast (a vote)
to provide (plot, background, exposition, etc. in a work of fiction)
Where this word comes from
From Old High German *abegëben, from Old High German abagëban, from Proto-West Germanic *abageban, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to ab- (“from”) + geben (“give”).
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