abjagen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ab- +‎ jagen

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

abjagen (weak, third-person singular present jagt ab, past tense jagte ab, past participle abgejagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to take, to snatch away, to steal
    Synonyms: abnehmen, wegschnappen
    Es gelang ihm seinem Teamkollegen die Führung abzujagen.
    He managed to take the lead from his team mate.
    Ein neues Unternehmen hat dem Sender die Fussballrechte abgejagt.
    A newcomer has snatched football rights away from the broadcasting company.
    Großbanken jagten weiterhin kleineren Banken Marktanteile ab.
    Big banks continued to steal market share from smaller banks.

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Further reading[edit]

  • abjagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abjagen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abjagen” in Duden online