abbeißen meaning and definition in german

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class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present beißt ab, past tense biss ab, past participle abgebissen, past subjunctive bisse ab, auxiliary haben
  1. to bite off Sie biss ein kleines Stück vom Apfel ab. - She bit off a small piece of the apple. Der Löwe biss seiner Beute das rechte Bein ab. - The lion bit off the right leg of its pray.
  2. to snap off
  3. reflexive (with von) to pursue, to strive after, to strive to sich etwas von etwas abbeißen - To strive after something Davon solltest Du dir ruhig etwas abbeißen! - You should really pursue that!