absagen

/ˈapˌzaːɡn̩/

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
sagt ab
past
sagte ab
perfect
hat abgesagt

Meaning

  1. to cancel, to call off

    Built from ab (off, away) + sagen (to say).

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
  • sagen to say

Similar words

abblasen

abblasen and absagen are close synonyms for "to cancel, to call off," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does absagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie musste das Treffen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches absagen?

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