ausklinken

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German

Etymology

aus- +‎ klinken

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sklɪŋkŋ̍/, /ˈaʊ̯sklɪŋkən/

Verb

ausklinken (weak, third-person singular present klinkt aus, past tense klinkte aus, past participle ausgeklinkt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to release, unplug, disengage
    Synonym: aushaken
  2. (figurative, informal, reflexive) to leave, withdraw, drop out
    Ich werde mich mal ausklinken.I'm going to leave.
    • 2021 August 12, Hengameh Yaghoobifarah, “Die Auswirkungen der Klimakrise: No Future bis zum Kommunismus”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      So groß die Lust ist, sich von der Realität auszuklinken und mit seinen Freund_innen für die nächsten Jahre eine einzige, unendliche Abrissparty zu feiern, so ist der Ekel vor dem Egoismus der ­Boomer zu groß, um sich deren Verhalten anzueignen.
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