Verb
abnehmen
to lose weight; to decrease
B1
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Meanings
Verb
- to lose weight; to decrease
- to take off (to remove something that is attached to something or on top of it)
- to shave off (a beard, especially a full beard or moustache)
- to amputate (a limb)
- to pick up (the phone)
In a sentence
Seit Januar hat er fünf Kilo abgenommen.
He has lost five kilos since January.
Forms
infinitive
abnehmen
he/she/it
nimmt ab
simple past
nahm ab
perfect
hat abgenommen