Verb

hinaus|gehen

to go out, to lead out, to exceed, to go beyond

Er ging aus dem Haus hinaus.

He went out of the house.

Das Fenster geht zum Garten hinaus.

The window looks out onto the garden.

Das geht über meine Kräfte hinaus.

That is beyond my capabilities.

hinausgehen ((aus+3)) to go out of sth. He went out of the house.

hinausgehen ((auf+4)) to lead out onto sth. The window leads out onto the balcony.

hinausgehen ((über+4)) to go beyond sth. That goes beyond my imagination.

Synonyms: ausgehen, verlassen; Antonyms: hineingehen, hereinkommen

From 'hinaus' (out, away from the speaker) + 'gehen' (to go). Literally 'to go out away'.

'hinaus' is 'hin' (away) + 'aus' (out). Picture moving from inside to outside, away from the speaker's perspective.

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