abschreiben

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German abeschrīben. Equivalent to ab- +‎ schreiben. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʔapʃʁaɪ̯bm̩/, /ˈʔapʃʁaɪ̯bən/ Hyphenation: ab‧schrei‧ben Rhymes: -aɪ̯bən === Verb === abschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreibt ab, past tense schrieb ab, past participle abgeschrieben, auxiliary haben) to transcribe, copy (reproduce writing) (often with von or bei) to plagiarize, copy (accounting) to write off Synonym: absetzen to consider something a write-off, as in colloquial use; to call defeat ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Abschreiben (to write off): Abschreibung ==== Related terms ==== Abschrift === Further reading === “abschreiben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “abschreiben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “abschreiben” in Duden online “abschreiben” in OpenThesaurus.de