Polyglot Dictionary

austreiben

/ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁaɪ̯bn̩/

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
treibt aus
past
trieb aus
perfect
hat ausgetrieben

Meaning

  1. to drive out

    Built from aus (out) + treiben (to drive).

    • Man trieb ihm die Flausen aus.

      The nonsense was driven out of him.

    • Man wollte dem Kranken den bösen Geist austreiben. Heute würde man ihn zum Arzt schicken.

      They wanted to drive the evil spirit out of the sick man. Today he would be sent to a doctor.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • treiben to drive

Practice

1 What does austreiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihm die Flausen aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches austreiben?

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