Polyglot Dictionary

herausreden

/hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁeːdn̩/

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
separable

Forms

present
redet heraus
past
redete heraus
perfect
hat herausgeredet

Meaning

  1. to talk one's way out (sich herausreden)

    Built from heraus (out (motion outward) + reden (to talk).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • heraus out (motion outward
  • reden to talk

Practice

1 What does herausreden mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches herausreden?

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