abheben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abheben, abeheben, equivalent to ab- (“off-”) +‎ heben (“to lift, raise”). Cognate with Old Saxon afhebbian (whence Middle Low German afhebben).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔapˌheːbm̩/, /ˈʔapˌheːbən/

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Verb

1. (intransitive) to lift off
2. (intransitive, of airplanes) to take off
3. (telephony, pick up the receiver) to answer
4. (transitive, banking, of bank accounts) to withdraw
5. (card games) to cut
6. (reflexive) to be dissimilar to, differ from (von)

Antonyms

• (to withdraw from a bank account): einzahlen

Derived terms

• Abheben
• Abhebung

Further reading

• “abheben” in Duden online