vorangehen

/foːˈʁanˌɡeːən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
geht voran
past
ging voran
perfect
ist vorangegangen

Meaning

  1. to go ahead; to make progress

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

vorankommen

vorangehen also separately means "to go ahead," literally walking first; vorankommen is more purely about making progress.

Practice

1 What does vorangehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Geht schon ___, ich komme gleich nach.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorangehen?

verbseparable-verb

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