Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To take a passenger to a place and let them leave the vehicle.
Natural examples
Setz mich bitte am Bahnhof ab.
Please drop me off at the station.
Der Fahrer setzt die Gäste vor dem Hotel ab.
The driver drops the guests outside the hotel.
Sie hat ihren Bruder an der Schule abgesetzt.
She dropped her brother off at school.
Usage note
For passengers, absetzen takes a person as its accusative object. The place often follows an or vor.
Mini-lesson: absetzen
To take a passenger to a place and let them leave the vehicle. For passengers, absetzen takes a person as its accusative object. The place often follows an or vor.
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