Verb

aus|treten

Translation

to leave, to resign from, to leak, to go to the toilet

Sie ist aus dem Verein ausgetreten.

She has left the club.

Aus dem undichten Rohr tritt Wasser aus.

Water is leaking from the leaky pipe.

Entschuldigung, ich muss mal kurz austreten.

Excuse me, I just need to pop to the loo.

((aus+3)) austreten to leave sth., to resign from sth. He resigned from the church.

((aus+3)) austreten to leak from sth. Smoke is coming out of the window.

Synonyms: verlassen (to leave), kündigen (to resign); lecken (to leak), sickern (to seep)

From 'aus-' (out) and 'treten' (to step, tread). The core idea is 'to step out'.

Think of 'stepping out' of a club (to leave), liquid 'stepping out' of a pipe (to leak), or 'stepping out' of the room (to go to the toilet).