- auswendig
- Adv. by heart; auswendig lernen auch learn s.th. (off) by heart; auswendig spielen play from memory; (in- und) auswendig kennen oder können oft pej. (etw.) know s.th. inside out, know s.th. like the back of one’s hand; (jemanden) know s.o. better than he, she etc. knows himself, herself etc.* * *by heart (Adv.); from memory (Adv.); by memory (Adv.)* * *aus|wen|digadvby heart, from memory
das kann ich schon áúswendig (fig inf) — I know it backwards (inf) or by heart
See:→ inwendig* * *1) (very thoroughly: He knows the plays of Shakespeare inside out.) inside out2) (from memory; by memorizing: The children know their multiplication tables by heart; Actors must learn their speeches (off) by heart.) by heart3) (by remembering; without using a book etc for reference: He said the whole poem from memory.) from memory* * *aus·wen·digadv [off] by heart, from memoryetw \auswendig können to know sth [off] by heart, to know sth from memoryetw \auswendig lernen to learn sth [off] by heart, to memorize sth▶ das kann ich schon \auswendig (iron) I've heard it a million times before; s.a. inwendig* * *Adverbetwas auswendig können/lernen — know/learn something [off] by heart
etwas auswendig aufsagen — recite something from memory; s. auch inwendig
* * *auswendig adv by heart;auswendig lernen auch learn sth (off) by heart;auswendig spielen play from memory;(in- und) auswendig kennen oderkönnen oft pej (etwas) know sth inside out, know sth like the back of one’s hand; (jemanden) know sb better than he, she etc knows himself, herself etc* * *Adverbetwas auswendig können/lernen — know/learn something [off] by heart
etwas auswendig aufsagen — recite something from memory; s. auch inwendig
* * *adv.by heart adv.
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