auskosten
German, verb/ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔstn̩/
auskosten is spelled A-U-S-K-O-S-T-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 62,285th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auskosten is a German verb meaning “to savour (UK)/savor (US); to relish, enjoy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “intensiv bis zum Schluss genießen”.
What does auskosten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to savour (UK)/savor (US); to relish, enjoy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. intensiv bis zum Schluss genießen 2. eine schwierige Situation bis zum Schluss ertragen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of auskosten
- kostet aus present singular third-person
- kostete aus past
- ausgekostet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- auskostend participle present
- auszukosten infinitive infinitive-zu
- koste aus first-person indicative present
- kosten aus first-person indicative plural
- kostest aus indicative present second-person
- kosteten aus first-person indicative plural
- kostetest aus indicative preterite second-person
- kostetet aus indicative plural preterite
- kost aus! imperative singular
- koste aus! imperative singular
- kostet aus! imperative plural
- ausgekostet haben active infinitive perfect
- ausgekostet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- ausgekostet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce auskosten?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔstn̩/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌkɔstn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to auskosten
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is auskosten in German?
auskosten appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).