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• Deutsches Verb bzw. Verbgefüge mit der Bedeutung, jemanden oder etwas von etwas Unerwünschtem oder Überflüssigem zu befreien oder sich davon zu trennen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing, discarding, or freeing oneself from something unwanted or unnecessary.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, untrennbar

1. Eliminate or discardinformal

   To remove something unwanted or unnecessary.

   Loswerden

   • I need to get rid of these old clothes.
   • She got rid of the broken furniture.
   • He finally rid his house of pests.

   Synonymediscarddispose ofdo away withdumpeliminateexpelpurgeremoveshedthrow away

   Antonymekeepretain

2. informal

   To free oneself from something unpleasant or troublesome.

   Sich befreien von

   • He couldn't rid himself of the feeling of guilt.
   • She got rid of her bad habit of smoking.
   • They rid themselves of the debt after years of saving.

   Synonymediscarddispose ofdumpeliminateeradicateexpelloseremoveshake offthrow off

   Antonymeacquireadoptharborkeepobtainretain

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