abdriften

== German == === Etymology === From ab- +‎ driften. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈapˌdʁɪftn̩] Hyphenation: ab‧drif‧ten === Verb === abdriften (weak, third-person singular present driftet ab, past tense driftete ab, past participle abgedriftet, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) to drift off course (figurative) to lapse, to fall into, to get caught up in a state or environment framed as negative [with in (+ accusative)] (figurative, intransitive, colloquial) to go off course, to go off-topic (of a discussion) (figurative, intransitive, colloquial) to fall into fringe beliefs or behaviors ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “abdriften” in Duden online “abdriften” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache