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abwerfen
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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
abwerfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wirft ab, past tense warf ab, past participle abgeworfen, past subjunctive würfe ab, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to throw down, to let fall, drop (from a height)
- (transitive) to throw off (e.g. a yoke, a rider)
- (transitive) to shed (leaves, antlers etc.)
- (transitive, sports) to hit with the ball
- (soccer, of goalkeeper) to throw (the ball)
- to discard (a playing card)
- (transitive, sports) to knock down, knock off (e.g. a bar in the high jump)
- (transitive, finance) to get money from
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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