German Conversation · Level 149
30 words
German word
abbilden
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈapˌbɪldn̩/
Meaning
- verbrepresent
Example
Das Diagramm kann die Daten gut abbilden.
The diagram can represent the data well.
More examples
Die Studie versucht, die Wirklichkeit in Zahlen abbilden.
The study attempts to represent reality in numbers.
Core concept
A diagram or picture faithfully mirrors the recognizable form of an original.
Common phrases
die Wirklichkeit abbilden
represent reality
Entwicklungsverlauf abbilden
represent the course of development
visuell abbilden
represent visually
Similar words
darstellen: Clearly present qualities or structure through images or words.
zeigen: Make an object or information visible to others.
beschreiben: Convey features or conditions step by step in words.
erklären: Make reasons or workings clear through careful verbal explanation.
Definition in German
etwas so darstellen, dass es als Bild, Grafik oder exakte Wiedergabe des Originals erkennbar ist.
Word origin
Abbilden combines the separable prefix ab- with bilden, historically conveying the production of a likeness set off from its original.
Usage tips
- Abbilden is separable: the prefix moves to the end in 'bildet ... ab' and joins zu in 'abzubilden'.
Other meanings
- illustrateverb
- depictverb
- copyverb
- reproduceverb
Opposites
- verschleiernconcealverb
- verfälschenfalsifyverb
Related words
- Abbildcopynoun
- Abbildungillustrationnoun