aussetzen

German

Etymology

aus- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation

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Verb

aussetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt aus, past tense setzte aus, past participle ausgesetzt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive, to a danger, risk, etc.) to expose
2. (transitive, animal or human) to take somewhere and leave to fend for themselves
   1. (animal or human requiring care or protection) to abandon; to marroon (on an island)
   2. (an animal deemed captive) to release

      Sie nehmen verletzte Tiere auf, pflegen sie und setzen sie später wieder aus.

      They take in injured animals, care for them, then release them back into the wild.

3. (transitive, an award) to offer
4. (transitive, an activity or process) to suspend, to interrupt

   Zölle aussetzen ― to suspend tarifs

5. (intransitive, of a machine or organ) to stop (often suddenly or for short period of time)
6. (intransitive, in a game) to miss a turn

   Du musst eine Runde aussetzen.

   You miss one turn.

7. (transitive, a boat) to lower

Conjugation

Derived terms

• Aussetzen
• Aussetzung
• aussetzend
• ausgesetzt

Further reading

• “aussetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “aussetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “aussetzen” in Duden online
• “aussetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From aus- (“out-”) +‎ setzen (“to put”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

aussetzen (third-person singular present setzt aus, past participle ausgesat, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive, a child or pet) to abandon
2. (transitive) to maroon
3. (transitive, an activity, proceedings, etc.) to suspend, to adjourn, to interrupt
4. (transitive, a reward or prize) to offer
5. (transitive, to a danger or risk, etc.) to expose, to subject

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