adverb
out, out (informal)
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'raus' is an informal adverb meaning 'out' or 'outside'. It's colloquial contraction of 'heraus'/'hinaus' used with movement verbs (gehen, kommen): 'rausgehen'. No auxiliary. Often appears in imperatives ('Raus!') and everyday speech; more formal alternatives are 'hinaus', 'heraus' or 'draußen' depending on direction and context.
Examples
Geh raus, das ist nicht dein Problem.
Get out — that's not your problem.
Komm bitte raus!
Please come out!
Die Kinder rannten raus, als die Pause begann.
The children ran out when the break began.
Details
Mnemonics
picture a person stepping 'out' of a door shouting 'raus!'
sounds like English 'rows' — imagine pushing rows out
Notes
Informal contraction of heraus/herausgehen; common in spoken German.