German edit

Etymology edit

aus- +‎ schalten

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯sʃaltn̩/, /ˈʔaʊ̯sʃaltən/
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧schal‧ten

Verb edit

ausschalten (weak, third-person singular present schaltet aus, past tense schaltete aus, past participle ausgeschaltet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to turn off, to switch off, to power down, to disable (to stop a device or disable its function)
    Synonyms: ausmachen, ausstellen, abstellen, abschalten, deaktivieren
    Antonyms: einschalten, anmachen, anstellen, anschalten, anschmeißen, aktivieren
    1. (figurative, euphemistic) to kill, to terminate, to take out

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