auszugehen

Ausgehen is a German verb with several related meanings, depending on context. The most common sense is to leave one’s home to spend time away from the familiar surroundings, i.e., to go out socially. It is frequently used in reference to nightlife, meetings with friends, or leisure activities: Wir gehen heute Abend aus. Gehst du mit?

A second meaning is to extinguish or die out, as in a light or flame: Die Kerze geht gleich aus. In a broader sense, ausgehen can describe something that ends or runs out, such as money or supplies: Mir geht das Geld aus.

Gramatically, ausgehen is a separable verb. In present and other simple tenses the prefix is separated: Ich gehe heute Abend aus. In perfect tense the finite form uses das Hilfsverb sein with the participle: Ich bin heute Abend ausgegangen. The infinitive form is auszugehen, and it can appear with zu in constructions like Es macht Spaß, auszugehen.

The noun das Ausgehen refers to the act of going out or to the social activity itself, for example in phrases like Das Ausgehen mit Freunden macht Spaß. It can also be used in the sense of extinguishing when combined with a noun context, e.g., das Ausgehen einer Lampe.

Usage notes and variants: Ausgehen is common in everyday speech across German-speaking areas, especially when talking about social plans or leisure. The expression ausgehend von … means “starting from” or “based on,” used to frame a statement Citing a source or basis. Related terms include hinausgehen (to go outside) and ausgehen with similar senses in different contexts.