abtreten

B1 Verb frequency rank #8,951

What abtreten means

Verb

to cede, to hand over, to transfer (rights, property)
to step down, to leave the stage, to resign
to wipe (the soles of one's shoes)
to wear out (one's shoes)

Forms

abtreten · tritt ab · trat ab · hat abgetreten (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

abtreten in a sentence

Er hat seine Anteile an seinen Bruder abgetreten.

He transferred his shares to his brother.

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abtreten is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #8,951 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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