ausreden

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ūzreden. Equivalent to aus- +‎ reden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sʁeːdn̩/ === Verb === ausreden (weak, third-person singular present redet aus, past tense redete aus, past participle ausgeredet, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to finish speaking Lass mich doch mal ausreden! ― Now let me finish! (reflexive, dated, with mit sth) to make an excuse, to talk one's way out of Synonym: herausreden Er redete sich mit irgendeiner Geschichte aus. ― He talked his way out of it with some story. (Austria, Switzerland, reflexive, with auf sth or so) to make excuses, to blame on something or someone Sein Versuch, sich auf seine schwere Kindheit auszureden, beeindruckte den Richter nicht. ― His attempt to blame it on his difficult childhood did not impress the judge. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, reflexive) to talk things out (resolve a problem by talking) Synonym: aussprechen (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, past participle only) to have nothing more to say to each other Wir haben ausgeredet! ― We have nothing more to say to each other! ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Ausreden Ausrede === Further reading === “ausreden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “ausreden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “ausreden” in Duden online “ausreden” in OpenThesaurus.de