ausreden

See also: Ausreden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzreden. Equivalent to aus- +‎ reden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sʁeːdn̩/
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Verb

ausreden (weak, third-person singular present redet aus, past tense redete aus, past participle ausgeredet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to finish speaking
    Lass mich doch mal ausreden!Now let me finish!
  2. (reflexive, dated, with mit sth) to make an excuse, to talk one's way out of
    Synonym: herausreden
    Er redete sich mit irgendeiner Geschichte aus.He talked his way out of it with some story.
  3. (Austria, Switzerland, reflexive, with auf sth or so) to make excuses, to blame on something or someone
    Sein Versuch, sich auf seine schwere Kindheit auszureden, beeindruckte den Richter nicht.His attempt to blame it on his difficult childhood did not impress the judge.
  4. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, reflexive) to talk things out (resolve a problem by talking)
    Synonym: aussprechen
  5. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, past participle only) to have nothing more to say to each other
    Wir haben ausgeredet!We have nothing more to say to each other!

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Further reading

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