abgewöhnen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ gewöhnen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈapɡəˌvøːnən]
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ge‧wöh‧nen
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Verb

abgewöhnen (weak, third-person singular present gewöhnt ab, past tense gewöhnte ab, past participle abgewöhnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to give up, to break (a habit)
    Antonym: angewöhnen
    Sie gewöhnen sich das Trinken ab.
    They are giving up drinking.
  2. (ditransitive) to make sombody give up (a habit)
    Wir werden ihm das Rauchen abgewöhnen.
    We will make him give up smoking.

Conjugation

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