Abgang

/ˈapˌɡaŋ/

der noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

departure, exit
- Sein Abgang kam überraschend.
  
  His departure came as a surprise.

Abgang is a departure or exit as an event — leaving a stage, graduating, resigning; Ausfahrt is a physical place, a motorway exit or driveway.

Similar in other languages

English

exit is the English word for the same thing — both mean "departure, exit."

Portuguese

saída is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "departure, exit."

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Last updated 2026-09-24