abspielen

C1#10,003

Hear it

verb

to play (a tape, a movie, an audio or video file etc.); to replay
to pass, to play off
to happen, to go likeof a story, occurrence, event

Forms

Present

I	spiele ab
you	spielst ab
he, she, it	spielt ab
we	spielen ab
you (plural)	spielt ab
they	spielen ab

Preterite

I	spielte ab
you	spieltest ab
he, she, it	spielte ab
we	spielten ab
you (plural)	spieltet ab
they	spielten ab

Subjunctive I

I	spiele ab
you	spielest ab
he, she, it	spiele ab
we	spielen ab
you (plural)	spielet ab
they	spielen ab

Subjunctive II

I	spielte ab
you	spieltest ab
he, she, it	spielte ab
we	spielten ab
you (plural)	spieltet ab
they	spielten ab

Imperative

you	spiel ab / spiele ab
you (plural)	spielt ab

Other forms

infinitive	abspielen
past participle	abgespielt
present participle	abspielend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Der alte Anrufbeantworter im Büro des Hafens spielt noch Kassetten ab.The old answering machine in the harbour office still plays cassettes.B2Noch einmal, bitte (10) — Once more, please (10) (B2)

Other ways to say it

abgebento give up, relinquish, let go, concede, hand over, etc. (power, money, valuable objects, etc.); to give away, give out (samples, promotional goods, bags, etc., also items for charity)
ablaufenrun out; to expire; to go out of date
ereignento occur, happen
geschehento occur; to happen; to happen
passierento happen; to move beyond; pass
wiedergebento give back, to return (something to its rightful or previous owner); to render, to echo, to reproduce (to state or represent the content of some source or conversation)
zutragento carry (something to someone); to report, inform (someone of something)

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