ausgehen
/ˈʔaʊ̯sɡeːən/ verb C2- to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places) · Ich gehe nicht in die Disko, weil ich tanzen will, sondern weil ich ausgehen will. I am not going to the nightclub because I want to dance, but because I want to go out.
- to go out (to be turned off or extinguished)
- to run out (to be completely used up or consumed) · Das Geld für den Hausbau ist ausgegangen. The money for building the house has run out.
- to fall out (to come out without being made to do so) · Meine Haare sind mir schon ausgegangen. My hair has already fallen out.
- to start, to begin; to come, to stem, to lead off, to radiate (to originate (at or from a certain location))
- to start (from), to take as one's starting point
- to end, turn out (to have a given result) · Der Krieg ging so schlecht aus, dass er den königlichen Hof verlegen musste The war went so badly, that he had to move the royal court
- to leave, get away, come away (to depart, implying a certain consequence or result, or lack thereof) · leer ausgehen to leave empty-handed
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- ausgehen
- Present (er)
- geht aus
- Präteritum (er)
- ging aus
- Perfekt (er)
- ist ausgegangen
- Infinitive with zu
- auszugehen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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