abhauen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abehouwen, from Old High German abahouwan. Equivalent to ab- +‎ hauen. === Pronunciation === === Verb === abhauen (weak or class 7 strong, third-person singular present haut ab, past tense haute ab or (rare) hieb ab, past participle abgehauen or (only in some regional vernaculars) abgehaut, auxiliary haben or sein) (transitive) to cut off (with a cutting weapon) [auxiliary haben] Synonym: abschlagen (intransitive) to leave abruptly, to do a runner [auxiliary sein] Synonyms: abpaschen, davonlaufen, davonmachen, fortlaufen, weglaufen Ich hau jetzt ab. ― I'm taking off now. Hau bloß ab! Dich will ich nicht mehr sehen. ― Just get out of here! I don't want to see you. (reflexive, Austria, colloquial) to crack up, to laugh one's head off Synonyms: kaputtlachen, schieflachen, schlapplachen, totlachen, wegschmeißen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abhauen ==== Related terms ==== abgehen abweisen abhalten weghauen draufhauen === Further reading === “abhauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abhauen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abhauen” in Duden online “abhauen” in OpenThesaurus.de