abbeißen

== German == === Alternative forms === abbeissen (Switzerland, Liechtenstein) === Etymology === From Middle High German abebīzen, from Old High German ababīzan, equivalent to ab- (“off”) +‎ beißen (“bite”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌbaɪ̯sn̩/, /ˈapˌbaɪ̯sən/ Hyphenation: ab‧bei‧ßen === Verb === abbeißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present beißt ab, past tense biss ab, past participle abgebissen, auxiliary haben) to bite off Sie biss ein kleines Stück vom Apfel ab. ― She bit off a small piece of the apple. Der Löwe biss seiner Beute das rechte Bein ab. ― The lion bit off the right leg of its prey. to snap off (reflexive) to pursue, to strive after, to strive to [with von ‘something’] sich etwas von etwas abbeißen ― To strive after something Davon solltest Du dir ruhig etwas abbeißen! ― You should really pursue that! ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abbeißer ==== Related terms ==== === See also === abtrennen abzwicken wegbeißen === Further reading === “abbeißen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abbeißen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abbeißen” in Duden online “abbeißen” in OpenThesaurus.de