abschreiben

German

Etymology

ab- + schreiben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃʀaɪ̯bm̩/, /ˈʔapʃʀaɪ̯bən/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧schrei‧ben
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Verb

abschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present schreibt ab, past tense schrieb ab, past participle abgeschrieben, past subjunctive schriebe ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. to transcribe
    Der Mönch schrieb das im Verfall begriffene Werk Zeichen für Zeichen ab.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to plagiarize
    Die Schülerin schrieb die halbe Klausur von ihrer Nachbarin ab.
    The student plagiarized half the paper from her neighbor.
  3. (accounting) to write off
    Er kann die gesamten Unkosten von der Steuer abschreiben.
    He can write off the entire expense of the tax.
  4. to consider something a write-off, as in colloquial use; to call defeat
    Den kannst du abschreiben.
    You can forget this guy.

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