ausleben
German, verb/ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩/
ausleben is spelled A-U-S-L-E-B-E-N (8 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written German, the 16,394th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ausleben is a German verb meaning “to act out, to live out (have the chance to freely put something into practice - dreams, wishes, sentiments, habits)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Absicht in die Tat umsetzen und längere Zeit verwirklichen”.
What does ausleben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to act out, to live out (have the chance to freely put something into practice - dreams, wishes, sentiments, habits)
seine Träume ausleben
- 2
to live life to the fullest, to enjoy life
Ich habe mich damals richtig ausgelebt.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Absicht in die Tat umsetzen und längere Zeit verwirklichen 2. (reflexiv) der Lebenslust freien Lauf lassen
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 ausleben
- lebt aus present singular third-person
- lebte aus past
- ausgelebt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- auslebend participle present
- auszuleben infinitive infinitive-zu
- lebe aus first-person indicative present
- leben aus first-person indicative plural
- lebst aus indicative present second-person
- lebest aus second-person singular subjunctive
- lebet aus plural second-person subjunctive
- lebten aus first-person indicative plural
- lebtest aus indicative preterite second-person
- lebtet aus indicative plural preterite
- leb aus! imperative singular
- lebe aus! imperative singular
- lebt aus! imperative plural
- ausgelebt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ausleben?
- /ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩/
- [ˈaʊ̯sˌleːbn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is ausleben in German?
ausleben appears 3.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).