"vor" meaning in German

See vor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /foːr/, [foːɐ̯], [fɔɐ̯] Audio: De-vor.ogg , De-vor3.ogg , De-at-vor.ogg [Austria]
Rhymes: -oːɐ̯ Etymology: From Middle High German vore, vor, from Old High German fora. Cognate with Dutch voor. Compare English fore. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|de|gmh|vore}} Middle High German vore, {{m|gmh|vor}} vor, {{inh|de|goh|fora}} Old High German fora, {{cog|nl|voor}} Dutch voor, {{cog|en|fore}} English fore Head templates: {{head|de|preposition||head=|sort=}} vor, {{de-prep}} vor
  1. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
    Sense id: en-vor-de-prep-gHaRmkLD Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 18 20 19 20 24
  2. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
    Sense id: en-vor-de-prep-TRYcoKeg Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German prepositions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 64 6 16 11 Disambiguation of German prepositions: 18 20 19 20 24
  3. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
    Sense id: en-vor-de-prep-sQZhqlPL Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 18 20 19 20 24
  4. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
    Sense id: en-vor-de-prep-c9Sy-Amo Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 18 20 19 20 24
  5. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
    Sense id: en-vor-de-prep-YENIsVOe Categories (other): German prepositions Disambiguation of German prepositions: 18 20 19 20 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fur [obsolete] Derived forms: vor allem, vorm, vors Related terms: voran, vorauf (english: ahead of) [archaic], voraus, vorerst, vorher, vorüber

Download JSON data for vor meaning in German (5.0kB)

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          "english": "three days ago",
          "text": "vor drei Tagen",
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        {
          "english": "a while ago",
          "text": "vor einiger Zeit",
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          "english": "He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.",
          "text": "Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You saved me from drowning.",
          "text": "Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to protect against losses",
          "text": "vor Verlusten schützen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to hide from somebody",
          "text": "sich vor jemandem verstecken",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "to cry with joy",
          "text": "vor Freude weinen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I'm dying of thirst.",
          "text": "Ich sterbe vor Durst.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.",
          "text": "Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.",
          "text": "Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen.",
          "type": "example"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[foːɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[fɔɐ̯]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːɐ̯"
    },
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      "homophone": "Fort"
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    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links",
    "German terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:German/oːɐ̯",
    "Rhymes:German/oːɐ̯/1 syllable"
  ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "vorm"
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          "english": "He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.",
          "text": "Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen.",
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        },
        {
          "english": "You saved me from drowning.",
          "text": "Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to protect against losses",
          "text": "vor Verlusten schützen",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to hide from somebody",
          "text": "sich vor jemandem verstecken",
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        {
          "english": "to cry with joy",
          "text": "vor Freude weinen",
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        },
        {
          "english": "I'm dying of thirst.",
          "text": "Ich sterbe vor Durst.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I can't even see you, what with all the smoke.",
          "text": "Ich kann dich vor all dem Rauch gar nicht sehen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Nobody in the room dared to breathe out of sheer fright.",
          "text": "Vor lauter Angst traute sich keiner im Raum mehr zu atmen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "ipa": "[foːɐ̯]"
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      "ipa": "[fɔɐ̯]"
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      "word": "fur"
    }
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  "word": "vor"
}

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