ausfallen

See also: Ausfallen and Ausfällen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzvallen. Equivalent to aus- +‎ fallen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌfalən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧fal‧len

Verb

ausfallen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present fällt aus, past tense fiel aus, past participle ausgefallen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (military) to sortie, to sally
  2. (intransitive) to fail, malfunction, to go off
  3. (intransitive) to be canceled
  4. (intransitive, colloquial) to turn out
    etwas fällt gut, schlecht, zufriedenstellend aus
    something turns out good, bad, satisfactory

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