German word

ausweisen

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈaʊ̯sˌvaɪ̯zn̩/

Meaning

  • verbidentify oneself

Example

Bitte weisen Sie sich am Eingang aus.

Please identify yourself at the entrance.

Illustration for ausweisen (identify oneself)

More examples

Beim Grenzübertritt sollst du dich am Schalter ausweisen.

When crossing the border, you should identify yourself at the counter.

Core concept

An official document is held out to make a person's identity visible, while an authority sends a person beyond its border.

Common phrases

  • sich ausweisen

    identify oneself

Similar words

vorzeigen: Showing a document or item when someone requests to see it.
zeigen: Directing attention to an object or place with a hand or body movement.
vorlegen: Submitting required documents for official processing or verification.
abschieben: Forcibly sending a foreign person out of the country by administrative order.

Definition in German

durch Vorzeigen von Pass oder Ausweis die Identität nachweisen; im offiziellen Sprachgebrauch auch jemanden ausweisen (des Landes verweisen)

Word origin

German ausweisen combines the separable prefix "aus-" meaning "out" with "weisen" meaning "show" or "point", extending outward showing to identification and expulsion.

Usage tips

  • With a person as object, ausweisen means to deport or expel; with sich, sich ausweisen means to identify oneself, and the prefix separates in main clauses.

Other meanings

  • deportverb
  • indicateverb

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