Polyglot Dictionary

abwenden

/ˈapˌvɛndn̩/

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
separable

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
wendet ab
past
wandte ab
perfect
hat abgewandt

Meaning

  1. to turn away, to avert

    Separable verb: wenden (to turn) + prefix ab-.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does abwenden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ den Blick ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abwenden?

verbseparable-verbirregular

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