auszuführen

Ausführen is a German verb whose core meanings are to execute, to perform, or to run. It covers the sense of carrying out tasks (eine Aufgabe ausführen), implementing a plan or order (einen Plan ausführen), and operating software (ein Programm ausführen). It can also mean to export goods in economic or trade contexts (Waren ausführen). The broad idea is bringing a process or action into effect or bringing something to completion.

Grammar and usage notes: Ausführen is a separable-prefix verb. In the present tense, the prefix aus- is separated from the stem: ich führe das Programm aus, du führst das Programm aus, er führt das Programm aus. The perfect tense uses the past participle ausgeführt: ich habe das Programm ausgeführt. With a causative construction or after lassen, the infinitive can appear as ausführen: ich lasse das Programm ausführen. In infinitive clauses, the attached form is used: eine Aufgabe auszuführen. The infinitive with zu is also possible: eine Aufgabe auszuführen.

Etymology and related terms: Ausführen derives from aus- “out, away” plus führen “to lead” or conduct, conveying bringing something outward into effect. The noun Ausführung refers to the act of executing or implementing, and to the result of that action. Related adjectives include ausführbar (executable) and ausführlich (detailed), the latter not directly synonymous with execution but sharing the same root.

Contexts: In computing, programs and scripts are executed or run by the system (die Ausführung eines Programms). In business or logistics, tasks, orders, or plans are executed or carried out. The term is often contrasted with synonymous German verbs like durchführen (to carry out) or realisieren (to realize), with nuances depending on context.