Polyglot Dictionary

abpacken

/ˈapˌpakn̩/

verb B2

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

Forms

present
packt ab
past
packte ab
perfect
hat abgepackt

Meaning

  1. to pack up

    Built from ab (off, away) + packen (to pack).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • packen to pack

Similar words

packen

Abpacken is packing goods into units for sale or shipping; packen is the general word for packing anything, including your own suitcase.

Similar in other languages

French

entasser

Close — packing up relates to piling up, cramming.

Practice

1 What does abpacken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Obst wird in Kisten ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abpacken?

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