abschreiten

German

Etymology

ab- + schreiten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃraɪ̯tən/, [ˈʔäpˌʃʁäɪ̯tn̩]

Verb

abschreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present schreitet ab, past tense schritt ab, past participle abgeschritten, past subjunctive schritte ab, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to pace or stride along (walk slowly along some path, as an officer inspecting a line of soldiers)
  2. (transitive) to step off; to pace off (measure by steps)

Usage notes

  • As a transitive verb, prescriptive grammar requires this to be construed with haben. In practice, it is also construed with sein like the simplex schreiten.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Abschreiten
  • Abschreitung

Further reading

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