abdecken

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abedecken. Equivalent to ab- +‎ decken. Cognate with Dutch afdekken (“to cover”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌdɛkən/, [ˈʔapˌdɛkən], [-kŋ̩] Hyphenation: ab‧de‧cken === Verb === abdecken (weak, third-person singular present deckt ab, past tense deckte ab, past participle abgedeckt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to cover Synonyms: bedecken, zudecken Ich muss noch die Leiche abdecken. ― Now I have to cover the corpse. (transitive) to cover costs Das deckt kaum die Kosten ab. ― That barely covers the costs. (transitive) to uncover, untile Der Sturm deckte die Dächer ab. ― The storm uncovered the roofs. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aufdecken zudecken === Further reading === “abdecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abdecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abdecken” in Duden online “abdecken” in OpenThesaurus.de abdecken on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de