German Conversation · Level 94
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IPA/ˈaʊ̯sˌzuːxən/
Ich suche ein Buch aus.
I'm choosing a book.
Bei schwierigen Gesprächen sucht sie ihre Worte sorgfältig aus.
In difficult conversations, she carefully chooses her words.
A person looks through several options and pulls one out as the selected choice.
sich ein Geschenk aussuchen
choose a gift for oneself
seine Worte aussuchen
choose one's words
ein Thema aussuchen
choose a topic
auswählen: To select a particular option from a range of possibilities.
sich entscheiden für: To make a personal choice among several options based on reasons or preferences.
wählen: To choose and adopt one option from those provided.
Etwas aus einer Auswahl wählen, oft nach genauerem Hinsehen.
Aussuchen combines aus, meaning out or from among, with suchen, meaning to search, so it developed as searching out one choice.