ausschweifen

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German

Etymology

From aus- +‎ schweifen.

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  • Hyphenation: aus‧schwei‧fen

Verb

ausschweifen (weak, third-person singular present schweift aus, past tense schweifte aus, past participle ausgeschweift, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to run riot
  2. to curve out
  3. to digress
    Um nicht zu weit auszuschweifen, gehe ich im Folgenden nur auf einen Gedankenansatz näher ein.
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  4. to ramble on (to talk endlessly and aimlessly)
  5. to be dissolute in conduct

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