verabschieden

== German == === Etymology === ver- +‎ Abschied (“parting, farewell”) +‎ -en === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [fɛʁˈʔapˌʃiːdn̩] Hyphenation: ver‧ab‧schie‧den === Verb === verabschieden (weak, third-person singular present verabschiedet, past tense verabschiedete, past participle verabschiedet, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to say goodbye (to); to take leave (of) [with von (+ dative) ‘someone’] (reflexive, figurative) to stop participating in; to leave (a position, community, setting) [with aus (+ dative) ‘somewhere’] (transitive) to say goodbye to (someone); to take leave of (someone) (transitive) to see off; to dismiss (transitive, politics) to adopt; to pass (a law, resolution, etc.) ==== Usage notes ==== Both reflexive and transitive uses are possible when the subject is the host who stays behind. Only reflexive use is possible referring to those leaving. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verabschieden Verabschiedung === Further reading === “verabschieden”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “verabschieden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verabschieden” in Duden online “verabschieden” in OpenThesaurus.de