Vokabahn

abstoßen

B2 Verb frequency rank #11,743

What abstoßen means

Verb

  1. to repel
  2. to reject
  3. to shed
  4. to sell, to sell off

Forms

abstoßen · stößt ab · stieß ab · hat abgestoßen (+ Akkusativ; von + Dativ)

Pronunciation

abstoßen in a sentence

Die gleichen Pole von Magneten stoßen einander ab.

The same poles of magnets repel each other.

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abstoßen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #11,743 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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