abmachen

/ˈapˌmaxn̩/

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
macht ab
past
machte ab
perfect
hat abgemacht

Meaning

  1. to agree; to remove

    Built from ab (off, away) + machen (to make).

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

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • machen to make

Similar words

entfernen

entfernen and abmachen are close synonyms for "to remove"; abmachen also separately means "to agree," to make an arrangement.

Practice

1 What does abmachen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir haben ___, uns um acht zu treffen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abmachen?

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