absolvieren

complete

verb ap-zol-VEE-ren Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'absolvere' (to set free)

Also means

graduate from

Usage Note

absolvieren is a formal verb for completing a course of study, training, or a programme, e.g. ein Studium absolvieren. As a Latin loanword it takes the -ieren ending whose past participle drops ge-: absolviert, not geabsolviert.

Examples

"Sie hat ihr Praktikum absolviert."

Natural Translation

She completed her internship.

Literal Translation

She has her internship completed.

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