Polyglot Dictionary

voraussagen

/foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzaːɡn̩/

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

Forms

present
sagt voraus
past
sagte voraus
perfect
hat vorausgesagt

Meaning

  1. to predict

    Built from voraus (ahead) + sagen (to say).

    • Niemand konnte das voraussagen.

      Nobody could predict that.

    • Niemand konnte den Ausgang der Wahl voraussagen. Es war sehr knapp.

      Nobody could predict the outcome of the election. It was very close.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • voraus ahead
  • sagen to say

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

augurar

augurar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to predict."

Spanish

predecir

predecir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to predict."

Spanish

vaticinar

vaticinar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to predict."

French

prédire

prédire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to predict."

Practice

1 What does voraussagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Niemand konnte das ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches voraussagen?

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