herausbekommen
German, verb[hɛˈʁaʊ̯sbəˌkɔmən]
herausbekommen is a German verb meaning “to figure out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas herauslösen können, entfernen können”.
What does herausbekommen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to figure out
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas herauslösen können, entfernen können 2. etwas in Erfahrung bringen 3. etwas Schwieriges, Verborgenes herausfinden 4. Wechselgeld zurückbezahlt bekommen
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 herausbekommen
- bekommt heraus present singular third-person
- bekam heraus past
- bekäme heraus past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 4 strong
- herausbekommend participle present
- herauszubekommen infinitive infinitive-zu
- bekomme heraus first-person indicative present
- bekommen heraus first-person indicative plural
- bekommst heraus indicative present second-person
- bekommest heraus second-person singular subjunctive
- bekommet heraus plural second-person subjunctive
- bekamen heraus first-person indicative plural
- bekämen heraus first-person formal plural
- bekamst heraus indicative preterite second-person
- bekamt heraus indicative plural preterite
- bekämest heraus formal rare second-person
- bekämst heraus formal rare second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herausbekommen?
- [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sbəˌkɔmən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to herausbekommen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herausbekommen in German?
herausbekommen 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).