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abheben.

to lift off

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʔapˌheːbm̩//ˈʔapˌheːbən/
  1. to lift off

    class-6 · intransitive · strong
  2. to lift off to take off

    class-6 · intransitive · strong
  3. to answer

    class-6 · strong
  4. to withdraw

    class-6 · strong · transitive
  5. to cut

    class-6 · strong
  6. to lose touch with reality

    class-6 · intransitive · strong
  7. to be dissimilar to, differ from

    class-6 · reflexive · strong
  8. to intend to betoken, to have in mind

    class-6 · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German abheben, abeheben, equivalent to ab- (“off-”) + heben (“to lift, raise”). Cognate with Old Saxon afhebbian (whence Middle Low German afhebben).

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