heraus|reißen
Translation
to tear out, to rip out, to pull out
Examples
Er hat eine Seite aus dem Buch herausgerissen.
He tore a page out of the book.
Die Bemerkung war aus dem Kontext herausgerissen.
The remark was taken out of context.
Der Sturm hat einen Baum herausgerissen.
The storm ripped out a tree.
Grammar Patterns
((et4)) ((aus+3)) herausreißen to tear sth out of sth. He tore a page out of the book.
((j-n)) ((aus+3)) herausreißen to pull sb out of sth. The fire department pulled him out of the car.
Similar Words
herausziehen (to pull out), entfernen (to remove)
Etymology
From 'heraus' (out) + 'reißen' (to tear, to rip). Literally 'to tear out'.
Memory Tips
Picture forcefully 'ripping' something 'out', like a page from a book or a weed from the ground.