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Abgrenzen Translations, meanings and synonyms
"Abgrenzen" is used as verb with the meaning of "to delimit", "to demarcate" or "to differentiate".
Essential properties of "abgrenzen"
Its most important properties are:
Properties
- Infinitive: abgrenzen
- Simple past: grenzte ab
- Participle: abgegrenzt
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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.
Meanings of "abgrenzen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms
It has the meanings and uses detailed below:
1.) "Establishing clear boundaries or separating/differentiating"
- Definition: "To establish clear limits or boundaries between things, concepts, or people. To separate or differentiate."
- Translation(s): to delimit, to demarcate, to differentiate, to separate
- Synonym(s): abgrenzen, trennen, unterscheiden, differenzieren
- Antonym(s): vereinigen
- Related word(s): Grenze, Abgrenzung, Unterscheidung
📝 Some usage examples:
- Wir müssen unsere Zuständigkeiten klar abgrenzen.
- Es ist wichtig, Arbeit und Privatleben voneinander abzugrenzen.
- Der Zaun grenzt unser Grundstück vom Nachbargrundstück ab.
2.) "Distancing oneself from something/someone (figurative)"
- Definition: "To distance oneself or separate oneself from something or someone, especially in a figurative sense."
- Translation(s): to distance oneself, to dissociate oneself, to set oneself apart
- Synonym(s): sich distanzieren, sich absetzen
- Related word(s): Distanzierung, Abgrenzung
📝 Some usage examples:
- Er möchte sich von seinen früheren Aussagen abgrenzen.
- Die Partei versucht, sich von extremistischen Gruppen abzugrenzen.
- Es ist wichtig, sich von negativen Einflüssen abzugrenzen.