ausschweifen

German

Etymology

From aus- +‎ schweifen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃvaɪ̯fn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧schwei‧fen

Verb

ausschweifen (weak, third-person singular present schweift aus, past tense schweifte aus, past participle ausgeschweift, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to run riot [auxiliary sein]
  2. to curve out [auxiliary haben]
  3. to digress
    Um nicht zu weit auszuschweifen, gehe ich im Folgenden nur auf einen Gedankenansatz näher ein.
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  4. to ramble on (to talk endlessly and aimlessly)
  5. to be dissolute in conduct

Conjugation

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