vorausgehen

/foˈʁaʊ̯sˌɡeːən/

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.

Forms

present
geht voraus
past
ging voraus
perfect
ist vorausgegangen

Meaning

  1. to go ahead

    Built from voraus (ahead) + gehen (to go).

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

Made of

  • voraus ahead
  • gehen to go

Practice

1 What does vorausgehen mean?

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

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorausgehen?

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