Polyglot Dictionary

ausspannen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌʃpanən/

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
spannt aus
past
spannte aus
perfect
hat ausgespannt

Meaning

  1. to relax

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

abschalten

abschalten means "to relax," and also separately "to switch off" a device; ausspannen means "to relax" — close synonyms for the relaxing sense.

erholen

erholen is more about recovering or recuperating, like from illness or fatigue; ausspannen is more about taking a break or relaxing.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

descontrair

descontrair is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Portuguese

relaxar

relaxar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to relax."

Practice

1 What does ausspannen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ im Urlaub aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausspannen?

verbseparable-verb

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