"außer" meaning in German

See außer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈaʊ̯sɐ/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ] Audio: De-außer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ūzer, from Old High German ūzar. More at aus. Cf. English outer, Norwegian uten-, ytre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ūzer}} Middle High German ūzer, {{inh|de|goh|ūzar}} Old High German ūzar, {{cog|en|outer}} English outer, {{cog|no|uten-}} Norwegian uten- Head templates: {{head|de|conjunction}} außer
  1. (standard) except; referring to a following clause or adverb Tags: standard
    Sense id: en-außer-de-conj-ScT9~jHB Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 25 25 21 21 7
  2. (colloquial, otherwise nonstandard) except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause Tags: colloquial, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-außer-de-conj-ZQjhYKGL Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 16 59 25 0 0 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 25 25 21 21 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 65 20 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 75 15 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ausser (english: else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection) [Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland]

Preposition

IPA: /ˈaʊ̯sɐ/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ] Audio: De-außer.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German ūzer, from Old High German ūzar. More at aus. Cf. English outer, Norwegian uten-, ytre. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|ūzer}} Middle High German ūzer, {{inh|de|goh|ūzar}} Old High German ūzar, {{cog|en|outer}} English outer, {{cog|no|uten-}} Norwegian uten- Head templates: {{head|de|preposition}} außer
  1. except; besides; apart from
    Sense id: en-außer-de-prep-3sgvAxkz Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 25 25 21 21 7
  2. out of
    Sense id: en-außer-de-prep-paIYYYSL Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 25 25 21 21 7
  3. (with reflexive pronoun) beside oneself [with vor (+ dative) ‘with an emotion’]
    Sense id: en-außer-de-prep-D0g0DZGX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ausser (english: else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection) [Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland] Derived forms: außer Gefahr, außer Kraft, außer Landes, äußerlich, außer Rand und Band, außerdem

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "text": "Alle außer dir sind schon unterwegs.",
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          "ref": "1915, Franz Kafka, Der Process, Verlag: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 5:",
          "text": "K. wollte sich setzen, aber nun sah er, daß im ganzen Zimmer keine Sitzgelegenheit war, außer dem Sessel beim Fenster.",
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        {
          "english": "out of breath",
          "text": "außer Atem",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "out of order",
          "text": "außer Betrieb",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of the question",
          "text": "außer Frage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of action",
          "text": "außer Gefecht",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of control",
          "text": "außer Kontroll",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of sight",
          "text": "außer Sicht",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of practice",
          "text": "außer Übung",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of the country",
          "text": "außer Landes",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "away from home; away from work",
          "text": "außer Haus(es)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "text": "Sie war außer sich vor Wut.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ]"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        "Liechtenstein",
        "Luxembourg",
        "Switzerland"
      ],
      "word": "ausser"
    }
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          "english": "They can’t win the match anymore, except if they produce a miracle.",
          "text": "Sie können das Spiel nicht mehr gewinnen, außer wenn sie ein Wunder schaffen.",
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          "english": "Nobody wanted to help except you and me.",
          "text": "Keiner wollte mithelfen außer du und ich.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "Except for you I haven’t asked anyone so far.",
          "text": "Außer dich hab ich noch keinen gefragt.",
          "type": "example"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ]"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "english": "else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection",
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        "Liechtenstein",
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        "Switzerland"
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      "word": "außer Gefahr"
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      "word": "außer Kraft"
    },
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      "word": "außer Landes"
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      "word": "äußerlich"
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    {
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          "text": "Alle außer dir sind schon unterwegs.",
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          "english": "K. wanted to sit down, but now he saw that there was no seat in the whole room apart from the armchair at the window.",
          "ref": "1915, Franz Kafka, Der Process, Verlag: Die Schmiede, published 1925, page 5:",
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          "english": "out of breath",
          "text": "außer Atem",
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        {
          "english": "out of order",
          "text": "außer Betrieb",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of the question",
          "text": "außer Frage",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of action",
          "text": "außer Gefecht",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of control",
          "text": "außer Kontroll",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of sight",
          "text": "außer Sicht",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of practice",
          "text": "außer Übung",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "out of the country",
          "text": "außer Landes",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "away from home; away from work",
          "text": "außer Haus(es)",
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          "english": "She was beside herself with anger.",
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          "english": "Except for you I haven’t asked anyone so far.",
          "text": "Außer dich hab ich noch keinen gefragt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "except",
          "except"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, otherwise nonstandard) except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʔaʊ̯sɐ]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-außer.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5d/De-au%C3%9Fer.ogg/De-au%C3%9Fer.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/De-au%C3%9Fer.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "else obsolete or post-1996 hypercorrection",
      "tags": [
        "Liechtenstein",
        "Luxembourg",
        "Switzerland"
      ],
      "word": "ausser"
    }
  ],
  "word": "außer"
}

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