Polyglot Dictionary

ausschöpfen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃœpfn̩/

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
separable

Forms

present
schöpft aus
past
schöpfte aus
perfect
hat ausgeschöpft

Meaning

  1. to exhaust

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verausgaben

ausschöpfen means "to exhaust" something, like using up resources or possibilities fully; sich verausgaben means "to exhaust oneself," tiring yourself out — a different subject of "exhaust."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

exaurir

exaurir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

Portuguese

extenuar

extenuar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exhaust."

Practice

1 What does ausschöpfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir haben alle Mittel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausschöpfen?

verbseparable-verb

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