ausflossen

Ausfließen is a German verb meaning to flow out or to run out from a container, surface, or boundary. It can describe liquids, gases, or slurries that pass outward into the surrounding environment, and it is commonly used for natural or technical processes as well as everyday situations. The related noun Ausfluss denotes an outflow, discharge, or exudate.

Grammatically, ausfließen is a separable verb. In present tense you say ich fließe aus, du fließt aus, er fließt aus. In the simple past the form is floss aus, and the past participle is ausgeflossen, used with haben or sein in perfect constructions (es ist ausgeflossen). Regional and stylistic variations may occur, but the core meaning remains consistent: outward movement of a fluid or similar substance.

Applications and contexts vary. In hydrology or geology, Ausfließen can describe water flowing out of a spring, reservoir, or groundwater into a stream. In everyday language, it may refer to water flowing out of a container or leak. In medicine or biology, Ausfluss or ausfließen can denote discharge or exudate from tissues or wounds. In economics, the related concept of Geldabfluss or Kapitalausfluss uses the general sense of funds flowing outward.

Related terms include auslaufen (to run out or to sail out), Ausfluss (outflow or discharge), and Geldabfluss (outflow of money). While closely related, auslaufen often emphasizes gradual leakage or departure, whereas ausfließen highlights outward movement of a substance from a source.

See also: Ausfluss, Auslaufen, Geldabfluss.