Polyglot Dictionary

Ausweg

/ˈaʊ̯sˌveːk/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Auswege

Meaning

  1. way out, solution (to a problem)

    Built from aus (out) + Weg (way).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Lösung

Ausweg is more specifically about finding an escape or way out of a difficult situation; Lösung is more general, solving a problem or puzzle.

Similar in other languages

English

exit

Close, figuratively — a way out, solution relates to an exit.

Practice

1 What does Ausweg mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es schien keinen ___ zu geben.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ausweg?

See also

nouncompound

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