Polyglot Dictionary

vorladen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlaːdn̩/

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

Forms

present
lädt vor
past
lud vor
perfect
hat vorgeladen

Meaning

  1. to summon

    Built from vor (before) + laden (to load, to summon).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • vor before
  • laden to load, to summon

Similar words

beordern

vorladen is more formal or legal, like summoning someone to court; beordern is more general, commanding or ordering someone somewhere.

aufrufen

vorladen is more formal or legal, like being summoned to court; aufrufen is more everyday, like calling a name in class.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

convocar

convocar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to summon."

Portuguese

intimar

intimar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to summon."

Practice

1 What does vorladen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Zeuge wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorladen?

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