Adverb

hinaus

out, outwards, beyond

Gehen Sie bitte hinaus.

Please go outside.

Er schaute aus dem Fenster hinaus.

He looked out of the window.

Das geht über meine Kräfte hinaus.

That is beyond my capabilities.

as an adverb of direction out, outwards Er blickt zum Fenster hinaus.

((über+4)) beyond sth. Das geht über meine Vorstellungskraft hinaus.

Synonyms: nach draußen, heraus; Antonyms: hinein, herein

Composed of 'hin-' (away from the speaker) and 'aus' (out). It signifies movement 'out and away'.

Think of 'hin' as pointing away from you ('hence') and 'aus' as 'out'. So, 'out and away'.

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