herausgehalten

Herausgehalten is the past participle of the German verb heraushalten, a separable-prefix verb formed from heraus- (out, forth) and halten (to hold). The term is used in various senses depending on context.

The primary meanings are, first, to hold something outwards or extend something toward someone, often a body part or an object. In this use, heraushalten describes a physical action. Example: Er hat mir die Hand herausgehalten (He held out his hand to me).

Second, heraushalten can mean to withhold or refrain from disclosing information. In this sense, someone withholds a truth or detail. Example: Sie hat die Wahrheit herausgehalten (She has withheld the truth).

A third sense covers keeping someone out or preventing them from taking part, such as keeping someone out of a room or situation. Example: Die Sicherheit hielt die Besucher aus dem Gebäude heraus (The security kept the visitors out of the building). In practical use, this sense often appears with additional prepositional phrases like aus dem Raum oder aus dem Geschehen.

Grammatically, heraushalten is a separable-prefix verb. In present tense it appears as hält heraus (er hält heraus), while in perfect tense it is hat herausgehalten (with the prefix joined to the participle). The past participle is herausgehalten and can be used attributively in some constructions, though it is most common in finite verb forms.

Overall, herausgehalten covers both physical extending of an object or limb and figurative withholding of information or access, depending on the context.