Aufgabe
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]Aufgabe (plural Aufgabes or Aufgaben)
- (psychology) A predisposition toward particular mental operations inherent in the nature of a task or conveyed by the instructions for performing it.
- (psychology) A task or assignment (involving such a predisposition).
- 1902, William James, “Lectures XVI and XVII: Mysticism”, in The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature […] , New York, N.Y.; London: Longmans, Green, and Co. […], →OCLC, footnote 1, page 389:
- The notion is thoroughly characteristic of the mystical level, and the Aufgabe of making it articulate was surely set to [Georg Wilhelm Friedrich] Hegel's intellect by mystical feeling.
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ūfgābe, verbal noun of ūfgëben, whence modern aufgeben. By surface analysis, auf (“up”) + Gabe (“gift, giving”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌɡaːbə/, [ʔaʊ̯fˌɡaː.bə]
Audio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) Audio (Austria): (file) - Hyphenation: Auf‧ga‧be
- Rhymes: -aːbə
Noun
[edit]Aufgabe f (genitive Aufgabe, plural Aufgaben)
- task, job
- duty, responsibility, mission, function, purpose
- Synonym: Auftrag m
- Sie hat es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, ihren Garten insektenfreundlich zu gestalten.
- She’s made it her mission to shape her garden in an insect-friendly way.
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 31/2010, page 56:
- Die Aufgabe eines Verteidigers besteht darin, für seine Mandanten mit allen Mitteln des Rechtsstaats zu kämpfen.
- The duty of a defense lawyer consists of fighting for his clients with all constitutional means.
- chore, assignment, to-do
- Für heute habe ich all meine Aufgaben erledigt.
- I’ve completed all my tasks for the day.
- assignment, exercise, problem (e.g. at school)
- Frau Lehrerin! Die zweite Aufgabe verstehe ich nicht.
- Miss! I don’t understand the second assignment.
- duty, responsibility, mission, function, purpose
- corresponding to other senses of the verb aufgeben
- abandonment, relinquishment (of resistance, a claim etc.)
- Er ließ sich zwar zur Aufgabe seines Vetos überreden, blieb der Abstimmung aber fern.
- Though he ultimately agreed to abandoning his veto, he absented himself from the vote.
- (military or sports) surrender, the act of giving up
- Der Titelverteidiger verletzte sich im zweiten Satz, was ihn später zur Aufgabe zwang.
- The defending champion injured himself in the second set, which later forced his retiring the match.
- posting (act of sending mail)
- Nach Aufgabe des Briefes dauert es ein bis zwei Werktage bis zur Auslieferung.
- After the posting of the letter it takes one or two working days till delivery.
- abandonment, relinquishment (of resistance, a claim etc.)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Aufgabe [feminine]
Hyponyms
[edit]- Führungsaufgabe
- Gemeinschaftsaufgabe
- Hausaufgabe
- Lebensaufgabe f (“life's work, life's purpose”)
- Querschnittsaufgabe
- Rechenaufgabe
- Textaufgabe
- Übungsaufgabe
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