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heraus.

out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there

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Meaning & usage

adv[hɛˈʁaus]
  1. out of (in the direction of the speaker); out over here; out from there

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German herūz, herūʒ, harūz, from Old High German heraūz (“out of here; forth”), equivalent to her- (“to or over here; hither”, prefix implying movement) + aus (“out”). Compare hinaus (“out from here”) and daraus (“out from there”) and archaic English hereout (“out of here”).

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