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abdrücken

German, verb

abdrücken is spelled A-B-D-R-Ü-C-K-E-N (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 33,501st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abdrücken is a German verb meaning “to fire, to shoot (a weapon etc.); to pull the trigger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its umlaut, abdrucken is a different word: “to publish by printing in a newspaper, journal”. With a capital, Abdrücken is a different word: “gerund of abdrücken”. On this page, Abdrucken is a different word: “gerund of abdrucken”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas mit Druck weg bewegen”.

What does abdrücken mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to fire, to shoot (a weapon etc.); to pull the trigger

  2. 2

    to pressure-test

  3. 3

    slangto pay

verb

as abdrucken
  1. 1

    to publish by printing in a newspaper, journal

noun

as Abdrücken
  1. 1

    neutergerund of abdrücken

noun

as Abdrücken
  1. 1

    masculinedative plural of Abdruck

noun

as Abdrucken
  1. 1

    neutergerund of abdrucken

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Informationen mit einem Druckverfahren abbilden, in einem Druckerzeugnis veröffentlichen

verb: 1. etwas mit Druck weg bewegen 2. den Strom einer Flüssigkeit oder eines Gases unterbrechen 3. den Abzug einer Handfeuerwaffe betätigen 4. den Auslöser einer Fotokamera betätigen

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 abdrücken

  • drückt ab present singular third-person
  • drückte ab past
  • abgedrückt participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • abdrückend participle present
  • abzudrücken infinitive infinitive-zu
  • drücke ab first-person indicative present
  • drücken ab first-person indicative plural
  • drückst ab indicative present second-person
  • drückest ab second-person singular subjunctive
  • drücket ab plural second-person subjunctive
  • drückten ab first-person indicative plural
  • drücktest ab indicative preterite second-person
  • drücktet ab indicative plural preterite
  • drucke ab present
  • druckst ab present
  • druckt ab present
  • druckte ab past

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to abdrücken

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is abdrücken in German?

abdrücken appears 1.3 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).

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