vorschicken

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃɪkn̩/

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
schickt vor
past
schickte vor
perfect
hat vorgeschickt

Meaning

  1. to send ahead; to use as a front

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

vorausschicken

vorausschicken and vorschicken are close synonyms for "to send ahead"; vorschicken also separately means "to use someone as a front," to take the blame.

Practice

1 What does vorschicken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ seinen Bruder vor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorschicken?

verbseparable-verb

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