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abziehen.

to subtract, to deduct

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʔaptsiːən/
  1. to subtract, to deduct

    class-2 · strong
    Das wird von deinem Lohn abgezogen.
  2. to pull out

    class-2 · strong · transitive · usually
  3. to leave

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
  4. to pull the trigger

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
  5. to rip off (to cheat, to charge an exorbitant or unfair rate)

    class-2 · colloquial · strong
  6. to skin (an animal)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Sie hat dem Hasen das Fell abgezogen
    Sie hat den Hasen abgezogen
  7. to sharpen (a blade)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  8. to sand down (wooden flooring); to sweep (a clay tennis court)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  9. to bottle (wine) (after removing from a barrel, tank etc.)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  10. to print; to run off, to make a copy of

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Sie haben 100 Exemplare des Flugblattes abgezogen
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German abeziehen, abziehen, from Old High German abaziohan, from Proto-West Germanic *abateuhan, from Proto-Germanic *abateuhaną; compare Middle Dutch aftien, Old Saxon aftiohan, Old English oftēon, Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (aftiuhan). By surface analysis, ab- + ziehen.

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