auskommen

aus- +‎ kommen. For the western German sense compare Dutch uitkomen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔaʊ̯sˌkɔmən/

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• Hyphenation: aus‧kom‧men

auskommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt aus, past tense kam aus, past participle ausgekommen, past subjunctive käme aus, auxiliary sein)

1. to get along [with mit (+ dative) ‘with someone’]

   Ich komme gut mit meinen Kollegen aus.

   I get along quite well with my colleagues.

2. to be able to get by [with mit (+ dative) ‘with/on something’ or ohne (+ accusative) ‘without something’]

   Wir kommen mit den Zutaten aus, die wir haben.

   We can get by on the ingredients we have.

   Sie kommt ohne Sport nicht aus.

   She can't do without sports.

3. (regional, western Germany, chiefly Westphalia) to be fitting or convenient [with dative ‘for someone’]

   Ich hätte Freitagmorgen was frei, wenn Ihnen das auskommt.

   I have a free space on Friday morning, if that is convenient for you.

4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (Baltic) to succeed, to work out [with dative or accusative ‘with someone’]

   Synonyms: gelingen, klappen, glücken

5. (literally, now rare) to break out, to hatch, to go out

• “auskommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “auskommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “auskommen” in Duden online
• “auskommen” in OpenThesaurus.de
• “auskommen” in Baltisaksa-saksa-eesti-läti sõnaraamat – Deutschbaltisch-deutsch-estnisch-lettisches Wörterbuch

From aus- (“out-”) +‎ kommen (“to come”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈæːʊsˌkomən]

auskommen (third-person singular present kënnt aus, preterite koum aus, past participle auskomm, past subjunctive kéim aus, auxiliary verb sinn)

1. (intransitive) to manage, to get by