austoben

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German

Etymology

aus- +‎ toben

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌtoːbn̩/
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Verb

austoben (weak, third-person singular present tobt aus, past tense tobte aus, past participle ausgetobt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, of children) to romp
  2. (reflexive) to live it up
  3. (reflexive) to run riot; to let off steam
    • 1918, Heinrich Mann, Der Untertan, Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 119:
      „Bin ich in meiner Fabrik der Herr oder nicht? Dann will ich doch sehen –“ Sötbier ließ ihn austoben, dann sagte er: „Herr Doktor brauchen dem Fischer gar nichts zu sagen, er geht uns nicht fort, er weiß ja, daß wir davon zu viele Scherereien hätten.“
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • austoben” in Duden online
  • austoben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache