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abstimmen

/ˈapˌʃtɪmən/ verb C2
  1. to vote (intransitive) · Wir stimmen heute über einen neuen Namen für den Verein ab. We're voting on a new name for the club today.
  2. to run something by someone, to get approval for (transitive) · Wer eher gehen muss, sollte das mit dem Chef abstimmen. Anyone who has to leave early should run that by the boss.· Das war so nicht abgestimmt! That's not what we agreed on!
  3. to coordinate (matters), to get on the same page (reflexive) · Wir müssen uns da abstimmen. We have to coordinate (on this).· Er ist ab morgen im Urlaub. Er hat sich aber schon mit seinen Kollegen abgestimmt. He's off work starting tomorrow. He already coordinated things with his coworkers, though.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
abstimmen
Present (er)
stimmt ab
Präteritum (er)
stimme ab
Perfekt (er)
hat abgestimmt
Infinitive with zu
abzustimmen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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