Adjektiv

abgelöst

replaced, relieved (of duty), detached, superseded

Der alte Trainer wurde abgelöst.

The old coach was replaced.

Die Tapete hat sich abgelöst.

The wallpaper has come off.

Er wurde von der Nachtwache abgelöst.

He was relieved by the night watch.

((sb./sth.)) ((by/with sb./sth.)) to be replaced by/with sb./sth. The old system was abgelöst by a new one.

Synonyms: replaced, substituted; Antonyms: attached, appointed

From the prefix 'ab-' (off, away) and 'gelöst', the past participle of 'lösen' (to loosen, solve). Literally 'loosened off'.

Imagine a sticker being 'loosened off' ('ab-gelöst') a surface. This idea extends to a person being 'loosened' from their post or duty.

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