abgehen
/ˈapˌɡeːən/ verb B2- to come off, to come loose, to wear off · Der Knopf ist abgegangen. The button came off.
- to leave (esp. an educational institution; not necessarily by graduating) · Ich muss von der Schule abgehen. I have to leave the school.
- to exit the stage · Das Stück ist zu Ende, die Darsteller gehen von der Bühne ab. The play is over, the performers exit the stage.
- to go down, to happen · Was geht denn zwischen euch beiden ab? What's going on between you two?· Hier geht es ganz schön ab! There's a lot going on here!
- to rise in excitement, momentum, arousal etc. (not necessarily clearly distinguishable from the sense of mere happening) · Es geht heute richtig ab an der Börse. The stock markets are bear bullish today.· Halbleiterwerte gehen heute ab. Semis are surging today.
- to go wild, to pop off, to let loose (of a person; typically describing celebration or partying)
- to be missing, to lack, to be absent · Mir geht meine Mutter ab. I miss my mother.
- to make a control walk on or otherwise literally or figuratively pass by step by step · Ich bin noch mal das Auto abgegangen, um zu schauen, ob es ganz sauber ist. I walked around the car to assure myself of its being completely clean.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abgehen
- Present (er)
- geht ab
- Präteritum (er)
- ging ab
- Perfekt (er)
- ist abgegangen
- Infinitive with zu
- abzugehen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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