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außer

besides

Meaning of außer

in addition to; apart from

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German/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letterschú le
besides
außer - besides
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außer with Chinese translation

außer usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Außer Tom war niemand da.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Außer Wasser trank er nichts.

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außer除了
in在……里
auf在……上
über在……上方
unter在……下面
vor在……之前
nach在……之后

außer synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between außer / außerdem / zudem / darüber hinaus / neben / nebenher

A
🇩🇪German
außerdem

Adds another fact or argument; close to “also” or “besides” in the sense of addition.

A2Very Often
Z
🇩🇪German
zudem

Highlights an additional argument or fact; slightly more formal than “außerdem”.

A2Often
D
🇩🇪German
darüber hinaus

Used to add a further or broader point; often sounds a bit more formal.

A2Often
N
🇩🇪German
neben

Means physical position next to something; like “beside” in the spatial sense, not “except”.

A2Very Often
N
🇩🇪German
nebenher

Means “at the same time, on the side, as a sideline”; not the same as “besides/excluding”.

A2Often
N
🇩🇪German
nebst

An old-fashioned or formal word meaning “together with, along with”; used rarely.

A2Rarely
A
🇩🇪German
abgesehen von

Means “apart from, except for”; used when something is explicitly excluded.

A2Often
N
🇩🇪German
nebenan

Means “next door, nearby”; refers to location, not the meaning “except”.

A2Often

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How to pronounce außer and what this word means

außer means besides. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce außer

/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/

außer translation

besides

außer examples

Außer Tom war niemand da.

außer transcription

/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/

Questions about this word

außer meaning: what does it mean?

zusätzlich zu etwas; abgesehen von

außer pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

außer is pronounced as /ˈaʊ̯sɐ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

außer definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Außer Tom war niemand da. Translation: Кроме Тома никого не было.

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