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German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
ausmachen (weak, third-person singular present macht aus, past tense machte aus, past participle ausgemacht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to turn off, switch off
- Synonyms: abschalten, abstellen, ausstellen, ausschalten
- Antonyms: anstellen, anmachen, anschalten, einschalten, anschmeißen
- Er macht den Fernseher aus. ― He is turning off the TV.
- (transitive) to put out, to extinguish
- (transitive or reflexive) to agree (to), to settle on ; to schedule, to make (an appointment)
- Synonyms: abmachen, vereinbaren, verabreden, übereinkommen
- So war das nicht ausgemacht! ― That's not what we've agreed to!
- Wir müssen uns einen Termin ausmachen. ― We need to make an appointment.
- (intransitive) to make a difference
- Es macht viel aus. ― It makes a big difference.
- (transitive) to make out, to recognise, to detect, to perceive, to discern, to spot
- (intransitive) to represent, to constitute, to make up
- Kinder machen nur einen geringen Anteil der deutschen Bevölkerung aus. ― Children make up only a small part of the German population.
- (intransitive) (with etwas or informal was) to mind
- Synonym: stören
- Macht Ihnen das etwas aus? ― Do you mind?
- Macht's dir was aus? ― Do you mind?
- Regen macht mir nichts aus. ― Rain doesn't bother me.
- (transitive) (regional) to dig up, to dig out, to harvest (a root vegetable)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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