German Conversation · Level 175
29 words
German word
abweichend
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈapvaɪ̯çn̩t/
Meaning
- adjectivedifferent
Example
Seine Meinung ist abweichend von meiner.
His opinion is different from mine.
More examples
Er handelte abweichend und widersprach damit den üblichen Regeln.
He acted differently and thus went against the usual rules.
Core concept
A measurement that stands outside the usual band on a chart.
Common phrases
abweichend gegenüber den Erwartungen
contrary to expectations
in abweichenden Fällen
in differing cases
abweichend formuliert
phrased differently
Similar words
anders: Not the same as the usual way or generally accepted view.
unterschiedlich: Not matching in properties or degree across several things.
verschieden: Separate in kind or identity rather than the same.
Definition in German
Beschreibt etwas, das nicht mit einer vorgegebenen Norm, einem Muster oder dem Erwarteten übereinstimmt.
Word origin
German abweichend comes from abweichen, an inherited Germanic verb combining ab- for movement away with weichen for yielding or shifting.
Usage tips
- Abweichend is more formal and precise than everyday anders when describing a deviation from a standard or expected result.
Other meanings
- deviatingadjective
Related words
- Abweichungdeviationnoun
- abweichendeviateverb