abfliegen

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German

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Etymology

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ab- (from) +‎ fliegen (to fly)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌfliːɡŋ̩/, /ˈʔapˌfliːɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: ab‧flie‧gen

Verb

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abfliegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present fliegt ab, past tense flog ab, past participle abgeflogen, past subjunctive flöge ab, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (aviation) to take off (from the ground), to fly away
    Synonym: starten
  2. to depart
  3. (of birds) to migrate
  4. (transitive) to fly over, overfly
    ein Gelände abfliegento fly over an area (i.e. search and rescue)

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Further reading

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  • abfliegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abfliegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abfliegen” in Duden online
  • abfliegen” in OpenThesaurus.de