# auswärts

auswärts is a German adverb meaning “out of town”.

## In other languages

- Русский: наружу

## Meanings

1. out of town; outside the place in question
   - Am Wochenende kommen immer viele Leute von auswärts hierhin zum Einkaufen. — On weekends, a lot of people always come here from out of town for shopping.
2. away; on the opponent’s turf
3. _in the context of eating_ outside one’s house; out
   - Wenn wir auswärts essen, ist es immer gut, weil wir nicht kochen müssen. Stattdessen werden wir bedient. — When we go out to eat, it's always good because we don't have to cook. Instead, we are served.
4. _archaic_ outwards; to the outside

## Examples

- Ich dachte, wir wollten auswärts essen. — I thought we were going out to dinner.
- Wir essen auswärts zu Abend. — We're eating dinner outdoors.
- Ich werde ein paar Tage auswärts sein. — I'll be out of town for a few days.
- Tom isst fast jede Nacht auswärts. — Tom eats out almost every night.
- Fast jeden Abend isst Tom auswärts. — Tom eats out almost every night.

## Related words

- Antonym: einwärts

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