abjagen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ jagen

Pronunciation
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Verb

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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

See also

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