abschweifen

== German == === Etymology === ab- +‎ schweifen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈapˌʃvaɪ̯fən/, [ˈʔapˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩] Hyphenation: ab‧schwei‧fen === Verb === abschweifen (weak, third-person singular present schweift ab, past tense schweifte ab, past participle abgeschweift, auxiliary sein) to digress Synonyms: abweichen, abirren ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== abschweifend Abschweifen Abschweifung ==== Related terms ==== ausschweifen umherschweifen abbiegen abwenden === See also === umherziehen umherwandern === Further reading === “abschweifen” in Duden online “abschweifen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache