abgehen
German, verb
abgehen is spelled A-B-G-E-H-E-N (7 letters) and appears 2.5 times per million words in written German, the 20,546th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abgehen is a German verb meaning “to come off, to come loose, to wear off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Abgehen is a different word: “gerund of abgehen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine bestimmte Stelle, Ort verlassen, weggehen”.
What does abgehen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to come off, to come loose, to wear off
Der Knopf ist abgegangen.
- 2
to leave (esp. an educational institution; not necessarily by graduating)
Ich muss von der Schule abgehen.
- 3
to exit the stage
Das Stück ist zu Ende, die Darsteller gehen von der Bühne ab.
- 4
colloquialto go down, to happen
Was geht denn zwischen euch beiden ab?
- 5
colloquialto rise in excitement, momentum, arousal etc. (not necessarily clearly distinguishable from the sense of mere happening)
Es geht heute richtig ab an der Börse.
- 6
colloquialto go wild, to pop off, to let loose (of a person; typically describing celebration or partying)
- 7
Austriato be missing, to lack, to be absent
Mir geht meine Mutter ab.
- 8
rareto die
noun
- 1
neutergerund of abgehen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine bestimmte Stelle, Ort verlassen, weggehen 2. sich von etwas lösen 3. einen Ausbildungs-, Arbeitsplatz verlassen 4. los sein, sich abspielen
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 abgehen
- geht ab present singular third-person
- ging ab past
- abgegangen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 7 strong
- abgehend participle present
- abzugehen infinitive infinitive-zu
- gehe ab first-person indicative present
- gehen ab first-person indicative plural
- gehst ab indicative present second-person
- gehest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- gehet ab plural second-person subjunctive
- gingen ab first-person indicative plural
- ginge ab first-person singular subjunctive
- gingst ab indicative preterite second-person
- gingt ab indicative plural preterite
- gingest ab second-person singular subjunctive
- ginget ab plural second-person subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to abgehen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abgehen in German?
abgehen appears 2.5 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).