German VERB B2 Rank 16322

absegnen

to approve / bless

absegnen – segnete ab – hat abgesegnet

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry absegnen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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absegnen vs genehmigen

to approve

Genehmigen and absegnen can both express official approval. Genehmigen is the formal, often administrative term. Absegnen means the same thing here, but sounds colloquial and is therefore more suited to an informal conversation.

Visual example for genehmigen
absegnen

Im Gespräch sagt Paul, die Chefin habe den neuen Projektplan abgesegnet.

In the conversation, Paul says that the manager approved the new project plan.

genehmigen

Im offiziellen Schreiben genehmigt die Chefin den neuen Projektplan.

In the official letter, the manager approves the new project plan.

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