ausklammern
exclude · leave out
Definition & meaning
ausklammern is a separable German verb with two main meanings:
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To exclude, leave out, or disregard something
- It means deliberately not including something in a discussion, decision, calculation, or consideration.
- Example: Dieses Problem wurde bei der Untersuchung ausgeklammert.
“This problem was excluded from the investigation.”
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In mathematics: to factor out
- It means removing a common factor from several terms and placing it outside parentheses.
- Example: Man kann die Zahl 3 ausklammern.
“You can factor out the number 3.”
It can also be used reflexively: sich ausklammern means “to exclude oneself” or “to leave oneself out.”
Grammar & Word origin
- Verb type: weak, separable verb
- Infinitive: ausklammern
- Present tense: klammert aus
- Simple past: klammerte aus
- Past participle: ausgeklammert
- Auxiliary verb: haben
The word consists of aus- (“out”) and klammern (“to put in brackets,” “to clip,” or “to hold with a clamp”). Its literal idea is putting something “outside the brackets.” The noun die Klammer means “bracket,” “clip,” or “clamp.”
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms
- ausschließen — “to exclude”; stronger and more general than ausklammern, often suggesting that something or someone is actively prevented from participating.
- weglassen — “to leave out” or “omit”; more neutral and often used when something is simply not included.
- außer Acht lassen — “to disregard” or “not take into account”; emphasizes ignoring something rather than physically excluding it.
- ignorieren — “to ignore”; usually stronger and more deliberate than ausklammern.
- herausnehmen — “to take out”; often refers to physically removing something, whereas ausklammern can be abstract or mathematical.
In mathematics, a related term is einen Faktor herausziehen , “to take out a factor,” though ausklammern is the standard concise term.
Antonyms
- einbeziehen [?](vocabuo://word einbeziehen) — “to include” or “to involve”; the most direct opposite when something is included in a discussion or calculation.
- berücksichtigen — “to take into account”; emphasizes considering something when making a judgment or calculation.
- einschließen — “to include” or “enclose”; often refers to inclusion within a group or boundary.
Common phrases & collocations
- ein Thema ausklammern — to leave a topic out
- ein Problem ausklammern — to exclude or disregard a problem
- politische Fragen ausklammern — to leave political questions out
- etwas bei einer Diskussion ausklammern — to exclude something from a discussion
- einen gemeinsamen Faktor ausklammern — to factor out a common factor
- sich selbst ausklammern — to exclude oneself or not consider oneself part of something
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Examples
Wir müssen diese Option ausklammern.verb
We have to exclude this option.
Sie klammern wichtige Fakten aus.verb
They leave out important facts.
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