austragen

aus- +‎ tragen

• IPA^(key): [ˈaʊsˌtʁaːɡən], [-ɡŋ̩]

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• Hyphenation: aus‧tra‧gen

austragen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present trägt aus, past tense trug aus, past participle ausgetragen, past subjunctive trüge aus, auxiliary haben)

1. to (go from house to house and) deliver sth.,

   Briefe austragen, die Post austragen, die Zeitung oder Brötchen austragen ― to do a round and distribute e.g. letters, the newspaper, bakery, milk, etc., especially on a regular basis

2. to take somebody or something off a list

   sich aus einer Liste austragen ― to unsubscribe

3. to be in or have a struggle for victory with sb. (in any competitive event with another opposing group or person, e.g. a war, a fight, a battle, a duel, a championship, a contest, a match, a (scientifical) debate, a discussion, an argument, an (internal) conflict)

   einen Kampf mit jdm. austragen ― to have a fight against sb.

   ein Problem mit sich selbst austragen müssen ― to have to deal with a problem by oneself

4. to stage, to hold, to execute, to host such a competitive event,

   Synonyms: ausrichten, veranstalten

5. to bear a child until birth, to gestate

   ein Kind austragen ― to carry a child to full term

6. (Austria, reflexive) to insist on (as a condition of something)

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• “austragen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “austragen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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