Vokabahn

Verb

ausschlagen

to turn down, refuse (often unexpectedly)

C1 rank #11,540

Meanings

Verb
  1. to turn down, refuse (often unexpectedly)
  2. to knock (something) out
  3. to beat out (a fire)
  4. to kick (of a horse)

In a sentence

Er hat das großzügige Angebot ausgeschlagen.

He turned down the generous offer.

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Forms

ausschlagen · schlägt aus · schlug aus · hat ausgeschlagen (+ Akkusativ)

ausschlagen is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #11,540 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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