Polyglot Dictionary

abrackern

/ˈapˌʁakɐn/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
separable

Forms

present
rackert ab
past
rackerte ab
perfect
hat abgerackert

Meaning

  1. to slog

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

rackern

Near-total synonyms for "to slog away"; abrackern is almost always reflexive (sich abrackern), while rackern can stand on its own.

Practice

1 What does abrackern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich für die Familie ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abrackern?

verbseparable-verb

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