Meaning

3 senses
  1. (intransitive)To break camp and move on.

    but see das Lager abbrechen, aufbrechen, abmarschieren

    leave a camp

  2. (intransitive)To disappear suddenly and secretly.

    sich davonmachen, sich davonstehlen, heimlich verschwinden

    leave suddenly

  3. To debark, to disembark.

    aussteigen, absteigen, ein Verkehrsmittel verlassen

Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 3
break up camp and move on:
disappear suddenly and secretly:
debark:

Origin

* French décamper, Old French descamper.

* French décamper, Old French descamper.

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Forms

decamps, decamping, decamped, decamped
Base formdecamp · to decamp
3rd person singulardecamps
Present participledecamping
Past simpledecamped
Past participledecamped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydecamp
he, she, itdecamps

Past simpleLesson

all personsdecamped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave decamped
he, she, ithas decamped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill decamp

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

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