abklopfen

See also: Abklopfen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German abeklopfen. Equivalent to ab- +‎ klopfen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌklɔp͡fn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ap‧klop‧fen

Verb

abklopfen (weak, third-person singular present klopft ab, past tense klopfte ab, past participle abgeklopft, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or dative reflexive) to tap, pat or knock something off of something (e.g., dust from a piece of garment, or plaster off a wall)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to sound out, to investigate, to scrutinize
  3. (transitive, medicine) to percuss
  4. (intransitive, sports) to tap out

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Abklopfen

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