abschätzen

/ˈapˌʃɛtsn̩/

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
schätzt ab
past
schätzte ab
perfect
hat abgeschätzt

Meaning

  1. to estimate, to assess

    Built from ab (off, away) + schätzen (to estimate).

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
  • schätzen to estimate

Similar words

einschätzen

einschätzen and abschätzen are close synonyms for "to assess, to estimate," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does abschätzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man kann das Risiko schwer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abschätzen?

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