außer

Meaning

Prep

1. except; besides; apart from
2. out of
3. beside oneself

Conj

1. (standard) except; referring to a following clause or adverb
2. (colloquial,nonstandard) except; referring to a noun phrase, which follows in the case suggested by the syntax of the clause

Hyphenated as

au‧ßer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaʊ̯sɐ/

Etymology

From Middle High German ūzer, from Old High German ūzar. More at aus. Cf. English outer, Norwegian uten-, ytre.

Sentences

Er erlitt schwere Verbrennungen , die ihn für Monate außer Gefecht setzten .

He suffered severe burns that incapacitated him for months.

Der ehemalige Hausbahnsteig wurde außer Betrieb genommen .

The former house platform was taken out of operation.

Alle Revisionen außer der ersten setzen zwingend eine Dual-plane-Stromversorgung voraus .

All revisions except the first require a mandatory dual-plane power supply.