No. 14,252 in German
herausnehmen
"To take out" or "to remove."
In a sentence
Ich muss das Buch aus der Tasche herausnehmen.
I have to take the book out of the bag.
In this sentence, the word 'herausnehmen' is used in the context of removing an object from inside a container to the outside.
Kannst du bitte die Kekse aus dem Schrank herausnehmen?
Could you please take the cookies out of the cabinet?
Here, 'herausnehmen' conveys the action of extracting items (cookies) from a specific place (cabinet).
Er hat das Geheimnis herausgenommen und es den anderen mitgeteilt.
He took out the secret and shared it with the others.
In this sentence, 'herausnehmen' is metaphorically applied to mean making something non-tangible (a secret) known or available.
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