Polyglot Dictionary

ausspionieren

/ˈaʊ̯sʃpioˌniːʁən/

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
spioniert aus
past
spionierte aus
perfect
hat ausspioniert

Meaning

  1. to spy on

    • Sie spionierten ihn aus.

      They spied on him.

    • Die Firma hat ihre Konkurrenten ausspioniert. Das war illegal und wurde bestraft.

      The company spied on its competitors. That was illegal and was punished.

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Similar words

spionieren

Ausspionieren is spying ON something specific, gathering intel thoroughly and transitively; spionieren is the general, intransitive word for being a spy.

Practice

1 What does ausspionieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie spionierten ihn ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ausspionieren?

verbseparable-verb

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