ausruhen

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German

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Etymology

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Compound of aus +‎ ruhen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ausruhen (weak, third-person singular present ruht aus, past tense ruhte aus, past participle ausgeruht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, with auf + dative) to rest, to recover through rest and relaxation
    Er ruht sich auf seinen Lorbeeren aus.
    He is resting on his laurels.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ausruhen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausruhen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausruhen” in Duden online
  • ausruhen” in OpenThesaurus.de