abrackern

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ rackern

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌʁakɐn/
  • Hyphenation: ab‧ra‧ckern
  • Audio(file)

Verb

abrackern (weak, third-person singular present rackert ab, past tense rackerte ab, past participle abgerackert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to toil away
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:arbeiten
    • 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga [The Deruga Case]‎:
      Ich weiß noch wie heute, wie wir abends spät um den Tisch unter der Lampe saßen und uns abrackerten, um die Sache in richtiges Deutsch zu bringen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Derived terms
  • Abrackerei

Further reading
  • “abrackern” in Duden online
  • “abrackern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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