austreten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūztreten. Equivalent to aus- +‎ treten.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: aus‧tre‧ten

Verb

austreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt aus, past tense trat aus, past participle ausgetreten, past subjunctive träte aus, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to leave, retire from, quit
    Er ist aus dem Chor ausgetreten.
    He quit the choir.
  2. (transitive) to stamp out (a fire, etc.)
    Habt ihr das Lagerfeuer ausgetreten?
    Did y'all stamp out the campfire?
  3. (intransitive, euphemistic, often with müssen) to go (to the bathroom), to use the toilet
    Entschuldigen Sie, ich muss kurz austreten.
    Excuse me, I have to go use the bathroom.
    (literally, “Excuse me, I have to step out for a short while.”)

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Further reading

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