ab verb

abbringen (von)

hat abgebracht · brachte ab
Based on: ab, bringen
1.

to talk sb out of sth

("jemanden (Acc) von etwas (Dative) abbringen); always needs to come with the von-part.)
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Examples
  • Ich versuche, ihn von der Reise in den Einhornwald abzubringen.
  • I'm trying to talk him out of the trip to the unicorn forest.

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The Meanings of “bringen”

"bringen" means "to bring" but in German, it has more meanings than that. And it has many useful prefix versions like beibringen, hinbringen or verbringen.

Vocab: bringen, beibringen, verbringen, umbringen

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How many meanings does the German word 'abbringen (von)' have?

abbringen (von) has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to talk sb out of sth.

What is the past tense of 'abbringen (von)'?

hat abgebracht / brachte ab

What is 'abbringen (von)' related to?

The word 'abbringen (von)' is related to ab and bringen.

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The Meanings of “bringen”
"bringen" means "to bring" but in German, it has more meanings than that. And it has many useful prefix versions like beibringen, hinbringen or verbringen.
Vocab: bringen, beibringen, verbringen, umbringen
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