abbrechen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ brechen. Cognate with Dutch afbreken (“to demolish, to decompose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔapˌbʁɛçn̩], [ˈʔapˌbʁɛçən]
• Hyphenation: ab‧bre‧chen

• Audio:

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Verb

1. To break off (remove by breaking)
2. To terminate, cancel (end incompletely)
3. To discard (throw away)
4. To pull down (demolish)

Derived terms

• Abbrechen
• Abbrecher
• Abbrechung

Further reading

• “abbrechen” in Duden online