abbringen

See also: Abbringen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abebringen. Equivalent to ab- +‎ bringen. Compare Dutch afbrengen.

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Verb

abbringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt ab, past tense brachte ab, past participle abgebracht, past subjunctive brächte ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, chiefly in phrases) to dissuade, discourage, put/throw off course

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