ausspüren

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpyːʁən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
spürt aus
past
spürte aus
perfect
hat ausgespürt

Meaning

  1. to track down

    Built from aus (out) + spüren (to sense).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • aus out
  • spüren to sense

Practice

1 What does ausspüren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ den Dieb aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausspüren?

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