Polyglot Dictionary

ausgleiten

/ˈaʊ̯sˌɡlaɪ̯tn̩/

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
gleitet aus
past
glitt aus
perfect
ist ausgeglitten

Meaning

  1. to slip

    Built from aus (out) + gleiten (to glide).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • gleiten to glide

Similar words

ausrutschen

ausgleiten and ausrutschen both mean "to slip" (lose one's footing); ausrutschen is the more common, everyday word, while ausgleiten is slightly more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escorregar

escorregar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to slip."

Practice

1 What does ausgleiten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ist auf dem nassen Boden ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausgleiten?

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