Polyglot Dictionary

ausdehnen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌdeːnən/

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
dehnt aus
past
dehnte aus
perfect
hat ausgedehnt

Meaning

  1. to expand, to stretch

    Built from aus (out) + dehnen (to stretch).

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • dehnen to stretch

Similar words

ausweiten

ausdehnen and ausweiten are close synonyms for "to expand, to stretch," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does ausdehnen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Metall ___ sich bei Hitze aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausdehnen?

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