absacken

/ˈapˌzakn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
sackt ab
past
sackte ab
perfect
ist abgesackt

Meaning

  1. to sink, to drop

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

Similar words

sinken

Absacken is a colloquial, sudden sinking or dropping — prices, performance, energy; sinken is the neutral, general word for sinking.

Similar in other languages

English

drop

Close — to sink/drop overlap.

Portuguese

largar

Close — to sink/drop overlap.

Practice

1 What does absacken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Leistungen sind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches absacken?

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