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abschieben

abschieben

German

Verb

abschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present schiebt ab, past tense schob ab, past participle abgeschoben, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to deport (from a country)
  2. to shift (blame or responsibility onto someone or onto certain circumstances)
    möglichst viel Verantwortung abschieben
    to shift as much blame as possible
    Aufgaben abschieben
    shift (responsibility for) assignments

Conjugation