ausufern

German

Etymology

aus- +‎ Ufer +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌʔuːfɐn/
  • Hyphenation: aus‧ufern
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

ausufern (weak, third-person singular present ufert aus, past tense uferte aus, past participle ausgeufert, auxiliary sein) (intransitive)

  1. (uncommon) to overflow, to burst its banks (of rivers etc.)
    Synonym: über die Ufer treten
  2. (figuratively) to get out of control, to get out of hand (in terms of volume, complexity or lack of focus; often becoming unmanageable as a result)
    Die Anforderungen für den Neubau sind in den letzten Jahren ganz schön ausgeufert.
    The requirements for new construction have really been getting out of hand in recent years.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ausufern” in Duden online
  • ausufern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache