herausnehmen

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German

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Verb

herausnehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt heraus, past tense nahm heraus, past participle herausgenommen, past subjunctive nähme heraus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to take out something or someone (of something)
    Synonym: rausnehmen
    Er nahm das Geld aus der Kasse heraus.He took the money out of the register.
    Nach zwei Wochen musste das Kind wieder aus der Schule herausgenommen werden.The girl had to be taken out of school after two weeks.
  2. (transitive) to remove
    Synonym: entfernen
    Ihr Blinddarm musste herausgenommen werden.Her appendix had to be removed.
  3. (reflexive) to take the liberty
    Synonyms: sich erlauben, sich rausnehmen
    Da hast du dir aber ganz schön was herausgenommen!You took quite the liberty there!

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