Adverb
auswendig
Pronunciation: /ˈaʊ̯sˌvɛndɪç/
by heart (knowing completely)
B2
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Meanings
Adverb
- by heart (knowing completely)
Example sentence
Wie viele Gedichte kennst du auswendig?
How many poems do you know by heart?
Usage
- etwas auswendig lernen — learn something by heart; memorize it
- etwas auswendig können — know something by heart; already have it memorized
Für die Aufführung musste sie einen langen Text auswendig lernen.
For the performance, she had to learn a long text by heart.