Aussperren
Example: Wir dürfen niemanden aus dem Haus aussperren.
Definition
"Aussperren" means to lock someone out or exclude someone from entering a place, typically by locking the doors or blocking access. For example, "Wir dürfen niemanden aus dem Haus aussperren" means we must not lock anyone out of the house.
Etymology
The word "aussperren" comes from the German prefix "aus-" meaning 'out' and the verb "sperren" meaning 'to block or lock.' Together, "aussperren" literally means 'to lock out.' It is related to the idea of physically preventing entry, a concept that has been part of Germanic languages for centuries.
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"Aussperren" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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