Adverb

heraus

out, out of

Komm bitte sofort heraus!

Please come out immediately!

Er zog ein Buch aus der Tasche heraus.

He pulled a book out of the bag.

out of ((sth.)) heraus Er kommt aus dem Haus heraus.

heraus|kommen to come out Komm bitte heraus!

Synonyms: raus; Antonyms: herein, rein

Composed of 'her-' (hither, towards the speaker) and 'aus' (out). It indicates movement out of something towards the speaker.

Think of 'here' + 'out'. Someone is coming 'out' to 'here' (where you are). Contrast with 'hinaus' ('hin' = away).

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