Polyglot Dictionary

vorschreiben

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁaɪbn̩/

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
schreibt vor
past
schrieb vor
perfect
hat vorgeschrieben

Meaning

  1. to prescribe, to stipulate

    Built from vor (before, forward) + schreiben (to write).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • vor before, forward
  • schreiben to write

Similar words

diktieren

Diktieren is to dictate, literally (speaking for someone to write down) or figuratively (dictating terms); vorschreiben is to prescribe or stipulate a rule someone must follow.

Practice

1 What does vorschreiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Gesetz ___ das vor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorschreiben?

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