ausloten

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

aus- +‎ loten

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

ausloten (weak, third-person singular present lotet aus, past tense lotete aus, past participle ausgelotet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical) to measure water depth (primarily with a plummet)
  2. (engineering) to measure vertical height (primarily with a plummet)
  3. to comprehend something, to investigate something, to get to the bottom of something, to dig deeper

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Further reading[edit]

  • ausloten” in Duden online
  • ausloten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache