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auslegen.

to lay out, display

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔaʊsˌleːɡən][-ɡŋ̩]
  1. to lay out, display

    weak
  2. to interpret, construe (in a certain manner)

    weak
    Hat sie wirklich etwas Schlechtes gesagt oder hast du das nur so ausgelegt?
  3. to advance, to lend (money or items)

    weak
    Könntest du mir die Rechnung inzwischen auslegen? Ich geb dir das Geld heute Abend zurück.
  4. to design

    weak
    Der Kinderwagen ist für so hohe Geschwindigkeiten nicht ausgelegt
  5. to adopt the on guard position

    reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ūʒlegen (“to display, set out; interpret; pronounce; lend money”). By surface analysis, aus- + legen. Compare Yiddish אויסלייגן (oysleygn, “spell (a word); interpret; lend money”), Dutch uitleggen (“explain; interpret”), and rare English outlay (“to display; to spend/distribute money”).

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