dig out

• Phrasal verb, das das Ausgraben oder Hervorholen von etwas aus dem Boden oder einem Versteck bezeichnet, oft auch im Sinne von auftreiben oder beschaffen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of removing something from a place by digging, or finding something that was hidden or stored away.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Remove by diggingformal

   To remove something from the ground or a surface by digging.

   Ausgraben

   • They dug out the old tree stump from the garden.
   • The archaeologists dug out ancient artifacts from the site.
   • He dug out a large rock from the soil.

   Synonymedig updisinterexcavategouge outgrub outscoop outunearth

   Antonymeburycoverentombinter

2. informal

   To find or retrieve something that was stored, hidden, or forgotten.

   Ausgraben

   • I dug out my old photo album from the attic.
   • She dug out the recipe from a dusty cookbook.
   • He dug out his winter coat from the back of the closet.

   Synonymedredge upferret outfindlocateproduceretrieveroot outuncoverunearth

3. Uncover informationinformal

   To discover or reveal information, especially something hidden or secret.

   aufdecken

   • The journalist dug out the truth about the scandal.
   • They dug out evidence that proved his innocence.
   • She dug out some interesting facts from the archives.

   Synonymediscoverexposeextractferret outroot outuncoverunearth

   Antonymeburyconcealhidesuppress

Grundverbdig