absteigen
German, verb
absteigen is a German verb meaning “to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the object is implied; with the preposition von, the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Absteigen is a different word: “gerund of absteigen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “an Höhe verlieren, nach unten verlaufen, einen abschüssigen Verlauf nehmen”.
What does absteigen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to dismount; to get off something that one stands or sits on; chiefly used when the object is implied; with the preposition von, the simplex steigen is preferred
Steig vom Rad! Los, komm schon, steig ab!
- 2
to arrive (at a hotel etc.) in order to stay for one or more nights
Wir sind in einem kleinen Gasthof abgestiegen und reisen morgen weiter.
- 3
to sink; to descend; to become lower
Es besteht eine absteigende Tendenz.
- 4
to be relegated; to sink to a lower league
Wenn wir das letzte Spiel verlieren, steigen wir definitiv ab.
noun
- 1
neutergerund of absteigen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. an Höhe verlieren, nach unten verlaufen, einen abschüssigen Verlauf nehmen 2. einen abschüssigen Weg begehen 3. sein soziales Niveau verlieren 4. aus seiner Liga, seinem Leistungsniveau herausfallen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of absteigen
- steigt ab present singular third-person
- stieg ab past
- abgestiegen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 1 strong
- absteigend participle present
- abzusteigen infinitive infinitive-zu
- steige ab first-person indicative present
- steigen ab first-person indicative plural
- steigst ab indicative present second-person
- steigest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- steiget ab plural second-person subjunctive
- stiegen ab first-person indicative plural
- stiege ab first-person formal rare
- stiegst ab indicative preterite second-person
- stiegt ab indicative plural preterite
- stiegest ab formal rare second-person
- stieget ab formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to absteigen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is absteigen in German?
absteigen appears 2.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).