ausloten

German

Etymology

aus- + loten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌloːtn̩/
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Verb

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

Conjugation

Further reading

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