Polyglot Dictionary

ausrangieren

/ˈaʊ̯sʁãˌʒiːʁən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
rangiert aus
past
rangierte aus
perfect
hat ausrangiert

Meaning

  1. to discard

    • Das alte Auto wurde ausrangiert.

      The old car was discarded.

    • Die Stadt hat die alten Busse ausrangiert. Sie werden nach Osteuropa verkauft.

      The city has discarded the old buses. They are being sold to Eastern Europe.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verwerfen

ausrangieren is more about discarding old or worn-out physical items; verwerfen is more general, and can also apply to an idea or a plan — both mean "to discard."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desechar

desechar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to discard."

Portuguese

descartar

descartar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to discard."

Practice

1 What does ausrangieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das alte Auto wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausrangieren?

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