vorausfliegen

/foːˈʁaʊ̯sˌfliːɡn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
fliegt voraus
past
flog voraus
perfect
ist vorausgeflogen

Meaning

  1. to fly ahead

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

vorfliegen

vorausfliegen and vorfliegen are close synonyms for "to fly ahead"; vorfliegen has an extra sense too, "to fly for someone," like a test flight or a courier flight.

Practice

1 What does vorausfliegen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Anführer der Gänse flog ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorausfliegen?

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