abbeißen

/ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
beißt ab
past
biss ab
perfect
hat abgebissen

Meaning

  1. to bite off

    Built from ab (off, away) + beißen (to bite).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • beißen to bite

Similar words

beißen

Abbeißen is biting a piece off something; beißen is the general word for biting (an animal, an insect bite).

Practice

1 What does abbeißen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ ein Stück vom Apfel ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abbeißen?

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