abklopfen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abeklopfen. Equivalent to ab- +‎ klopfen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌklɔp͡fn̩/ Hyphenation: ap‧klop‧fen === Verb === abklopfen (weak, third-person singular present klopft ab, past tense klopfte ab, past participle abgeklopft, auxiliary haben) (transitive or dative reflexive) to tap, pat or knock something off of something (e.g., dust from a piece of garment, or plaster off a wall) (transitive, figurative) to sound out, to investigate, to scrutinize (transitive, medicine) to percuss (intransitive, sports) to tap out ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abklopfen === Further reading === “abklopfen” in Duden online “abklopfen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abklopfen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abklopfen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.