German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German abebinden. Equivalent to ab-binden.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapˌbɪndn̩/, /ˈʔapˌbɪndən/
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Verb

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abbinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bindet ab, past tense band ab, past participle abgebunden, past subjunctive bände ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to untie, undo
  2. (transitive) to lace
  3. (transitive, medicine) to ligate
  4. (intransitive) to bind
  5. (intransitive, tech, constr) to set

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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