abpassen

== German == === Etymology === ab- +‎ passen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapːasən/ Hyphenation: ab‧pas‧sen === Verb === abpassen (weak, third-person singular present passt ab, past tense passte ab, past participle abgepasst, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to watch for the right moment of doing something (transitive) to catch or meet someone or something (after having watched for or having lain in wait; on purpose), to intercept Synonyms: abfangen, erwischen (transitive, dated) to adjust something in size, length, etc. Synonyms: adjustieren, anpassen ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “abpassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “abpassen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abpassen” in Duden online “abpassen” in OpenThesaurus.de