Polyglot Dictionary

ausbauen

/ˈaʊsˌbaʊən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
baut aus
past
baute aus
perfect
hat ausgebaut

Meaning

  1. to expand, to extend

    Built from aus (out) + bauen (to build).

    • Die Stadt baut das Radwegenetz aus.

      The city is expanding the cycle-path network.

    • Die Stadt will das Radwegenetz weiter ausbauen. Dafür gibt es extra Geld.

      The city wants to expand the network of cycle paths further. Extra money is available for that.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • bauen to build

Similar words

erweitern

Near-total synonyms for "to expand, to extend"; ausbauen suggests structural or physical expansion, like extending a building or a network; erweitern is more general, like expanding knowledge or extending an offer.

Practice

1 What does ausbauen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Stadt ___ das Radwegenetz aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausbauen?

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