Polyglot Dictionary

Absicht

/ˈapˌzɪçt/

die noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Absichten

Meaning

  1. intention

    • Das war keine Absicht.

      That wasn't intentional.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Intention

Absicht is the everyday German word for "intention"; Intention is a more formal, Latinate synonym used in elevated or academic contexts.

Similar in other languages

French

intention

intention is the French word for the same thing — both mean "intention."

Portuguese

intenção

intenção is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "intention."

Practice

1 What does Absicht mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das war keine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Absicht?

noun

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