vorschiessen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃiːsn̩/

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
schießt vor
past
schoss vor
perfect
hat vorgeschossen

Meaning

  1. to shoot forward; to advance (money)

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

Similar words

vorstrecken

vorschiessen and vorstrecken are close synonyms for "to advance," money; vorschiessen also separately has a literal "to shoot forward" sense.

Practice

1 What does vorschiessen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Fuchs ___ aus dem Gebüsch vor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorschiessen?

verbseparable-verb

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