ausscheiden

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzscheiden, from Old High German ūzskeiden, from Proto-West Germanic *ūtskaiþan, equivalent to aus- +‎ scheiden. Cognate with German Low German utscheden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯sʃaɪ̯dn̩/, /ˈʔaʊ̯sʃaɪ̯dən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧schei‧den

Verb

ausscheiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present scheidet aus, past tense schied aus, past participle ausgeschieden, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to secrete
  2. (medicine, physiology) to excrete, to eliminate
    Mit dem Urin werden unter anderem Abfallstoffe aus dem Körper ausgeschieden.
    Waste products, among other things, are excreted from your body through urine.
  3. (sports) to leave, to be eliminated
    Wer unfair kämpft, muss ausscheiden.
    Who cheats will be disqualified.
  4. to be ruled out, to be excluded
    Diese Lösung scheidet für mich aus.
    This solution is excluded for me.

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