Polyglot Dictionary

voraussetzen

/foˈʁaʊ̯sˌzɛtsn̩/

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
setzt voraus
past
setzte voraus
perfect
hat vorausgesetzt

Meaning

  1. to presuppose

    Built from voraus (ahead) + setzen (to set).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • voraus ahead
  • setzen to set

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

presuponer

presuponer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to presuppose."

Practice

1 What does voraussetzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dieser Job setzt Erfahrung ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches voraussetzen?

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