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.

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by heart (Adv.); from memory (Adv.); by memory (Adv.)

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aus|wen|dig

adv

by heart, from memory

etw áúswendig können/lernen — to know/learn sth (off) by heart

das kann ich schon áúswendig (fig inf) — I know it backwards (inf) or by heart

ein Musikstück áúswendig spielen — to play a piece (of music) from memory

See:

→ inwendig

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1) (very thoroughly: He knows the plays of Shakespeare inside out.) inside out

2) (from memory; by memorizing: The children know their multiplication tables by heart; Actors must learn their speeches (off) by heart.) by heart

3) (by remembering; without using a book etc for reference: He said the whole poem from memory.) from memory

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aus·wen·dig

adv [off] by heart, from memory

etw \auswendig können to know sth [off] by heart, to know sth from memory

etw \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

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Adverb

etwas auswendig können/lernen — know/learn something [off] by heart

etwas auswendig aufsagen — recite something from memory; s. auch inwendig

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auswendig adv by heart;

auswendig lernen auch learn sth (off) by heart;

auswendig spielen play from memory;

(in- und) auswendig kennen oder

können 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

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Adverb

etwas auswendig können/lernen — know/learn something [off] by heart

etwas auswendig aufsagen — recite something from memory; s. auch inwendig

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adv.

by heart adv.