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abhandeln

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German

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Etymology

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    ab- +‎ handeln

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈapˌhandl̩n]
    • Hyphenation: ab‧han‧deln
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Verb

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    abhandeln (weak, third-person singular present handelt ab, past tense handelte ab, past participle abgehandelt, auxiliary haben)

    1. to deal with, cover (a topic)
    2. to strike a deal to buy
      Ich habe ihm seine Briefmarken abgehandelt.
      After some negotiating I managed to buy the stamps of him.

    Conjugation

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    Derived terms

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    Further reading

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    • abhandeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
    • abhandeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
    • abhandeln” in Duden online
    • abhandeln” in OpenThesaurus.de