abgehen — meaning in English

English meaning

• digress verb To wander away from the main topic when speaking or writing.
• exit noun A way out of a place, such as a door or a passage.
• kick off verb To begin something, especially an event, campaign or meeting.
• set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.

Senses

abgehen is used for these senses in English:

• digress (intransitive) To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.
• exit (intransitive) To go out or go away from a place or situation; to depart, to leave.
• go down (intransitive, slang) To take place, happen.
• kick off (intransitive, idiomatic) To suddenly become more active.
• kick off (intransitive, UK, idiomatic, colloquial) To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight; to behave aggressively.
• set off (idiomatic, intransitive) To leave; to set out; to begin a journey or trip.

exit — full definition

1. noun A way out of a place, such as a door or a passage.
2. noun A slip road that leaves a motorway or major road.
3. verb To leave or go out of a place.

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