ausloten

== German == === Etymology === aus- +‎ loten === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩/ === Verb === ausloten (weak, third-person singular present lotet aus, past tense lotete aus, past participle ausgelotet, auxiliary haben) (nautical) to measure water depth (primarily with a plummet) (engineering) to measure vertical height (primarily with a plummet) to comprehend something, to investigate something, to get to the bottom of something, to dig deeper ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “ausloten” in Duden online “ausloten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache