aus|rücken
Translation
to move out, to set out, to be deployed, to turn out
Examples
Die Feuerwehr rückte zum Brand aus.
The fire department moved out to the fire.
Die Soldaten rückten bei Tagesanbruch aus.
The soldiers set out at daybreak.
Grammar Patterns
((to sth.)) to move out to sth. The fire department moved out to an accident.
Similar Words
abfahren (to depart), aufbrechen (to set out)
Etymology
Composed of 'aus' (out) and 'rücken' (to move). Literally means 'to move out'.
Memory Tips
Imagine emergency vehicles 'moving' ('rücken') 'out' ('aus') of their base to respond to a call.