daraus

German

Alternative forms

• (colloquial) draus

Etymology

From Middle High German darūz, from Old High German darūz, daraūz (“out of that; out of there”), equivalent to dar- (“there; from there, out of there, thence”) +‎ aus (“out”). Compare archaic English thereout.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daˈraʊ̯s], [ˈdaːraʊ̯s]

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• Hyphenation: (phonetic) da‧raus, (etymological) dar‧aus
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Adverb

daraus

1. out of it, out of that, of it
   • 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, “Aus dem Lande der Ostseeritter”, in Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun., page 104:

     So hatte Dorothee über ihr Leben entschieden. Denn was nachher daraus wurde, war ja nur die weitere Folge dieses Entschlusses.

     So Dorothee had decided her future life. Because what became of it later, was only the further consequence of this decision.

2. hence, from that

Further reading

• “daraus” in Duden online