ausgehen

Pronunciation: /ˈʔaʊ̯sɡeːən/

“ausgehen” is a German word. Its 11 meanings in English:

verb

to go out (to leave one's abode to go to public places)
to go out (to be turned off or extinguished)
to run out (to be completely used up or consumed)
to fall out (to come out without being made to do so)
to start, to begin; to come, to stem, to lead off, to radiate (to originate (at or from a certain location))
to start (from), to take as one's starting point
to end, turn out (to have a given result)
to leave, get away, come away (to depart, implying a certain consequence or result, or lack thereof)
to measure a distance by pacing
to work, work out, be possible
to be still available (in sufficient quantity to make something possible)

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzgēn, ūzgān, from Old High German ūzgangan, ūzgān, ūzgēn, from Proto-West Germanic *ūtgān, equivalent to aus- + gehen. Cognate with German Low German utgahn, Dutch uitgaan, English outgo, Swedish utgå.

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