hinausschieben

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German

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Etymology

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hinaus- +‎ schieben

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hiˈnaʊ̯sˌʃiːbm̩/, /hiˈnaʊ̯sˌʃiːbən/
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Verb

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hinausschieben (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schiebt hinaus, past tense schob hinaus, past participle hinausgeschoben, past subjunctive schöbe hinaus, auxiliary haben)

  1. to postpone
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 112:
      […] sie bat ihn, den gemeinsamen, dort längst erwarteten Besuch nicht länger hinauszuschieben, und so setzten sie ihn gleich für den nächsten Tag fest.
      […] she asked him not to postpone the visit by the two of them, which was long-expected there, any longer, and so they immediately set the date for it for the next day.

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