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German
Etymology
From Middle High German herūz, herūʒ, harūz, from Old High German heraūz (“out of here; forth”), equivalent to her- (“to or over here; hither”, prefix implying movement) + aus (“out”). Compare German hinaus (“out from here”) and German daraus (“out from there”) and archaic English hereout (“out of here”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
heraus
- out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there
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Further reading
- “heraus” in Duden online
- “heraus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache