Polyglot Dictionary

abschieben

/ˈapˌʃiːbn̩/

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
separable

Forms

present
schiebt ab
past
schob ab
perfect
hat abgeschoben

Meaning

  1. to deport

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ausliefern

Close — ausliefern (to extradite) and abschieben (to deport) both mean forced removal, though extradition is to face charges, deportation is for immigration reasons.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

deportar

deportar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to deport."

Portuguese

deportar

deportar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to deport."

Practice

1 What does abschieben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie wurden ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abschieben?

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