abkühlen

/ˈapˌkyːlən/

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
kühlt ab
past
kühlte ab
perfect
hat abgekühlt

Meaning

  1. to cool down

    Built from ab (off, away) + kühlen (to cool).

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
  • kühlen to cool

Similar words

herunterkühlen

Abkühlen is the general word for cooling down — weather, food, tempers; herunterkühlen is deliberate, mechanical cooling, like with a fridge or AC.

Practice

1 What does abkühlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lass den Kuchen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abkühlen?

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