abgehen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abegān, from Old High German abagān. Equivalent to ab- +‎ gehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌɡeːən/ Hyphenation: ab‧ge‧hen === Verb === abgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht ab, past tense ging ab, past participle abgegangen, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) 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. (theater) 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. (usually colloquial) to go down, to happen Synonyms: los sein, abspielen, passieren, geschehen 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! (colloquial) 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. Ihm ging einer ab, als er das sah. ― He was about to go off upon attending this. (colloquial) to go wild, to pop off, to let loose (of a person; typically describing celebration or partying) (formal or Southern Germany, Austria, Bavaria) to be missing, to lack, to be absent Synonym: fehlen Mir geht meine Mutter ab. ― I miss my mother. (rare) to die (transitive) 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. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abgehen, Abgeher, Abgehung abgehend, abgegangen ==== Related terms ==== Abgang === Further reading === “abgehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abgehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abgehen” in Duden online “abgehen” in OpenThesaurus.de