ausrücken

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

aus- +‎ rücken

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁʏkn̩]
  • Hyphenation: aus‧rü‧cken
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

ausrücken (weak, third-person singular present rückt aus, past tense rückte aus, past participle ausgerückt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (military) to march out; to go on a mission [auxiliary sein]
  2. (emergency services) to be deployed [auxiliary sein]
    Die Feuerwehr ist ausgerückt
    The fire brigade has arrived at the scene
  3. (machinery) to disengage [auxiliary haben]
    Sie müssen den Treibriemen ausrücken
    You have to disengage the drive belt
  4. (computing, printing) to indent (text etc.) [auxiliary haben]
  5. (dated, colloquial) to sneak out, to get out, to run away [auxiliary sein]

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