vorsehen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
sieht sich vor
past
sah sich vor
perfect
hat sich vorgesehen

Meaning

  1. sich vorsehen: to be careful, to watch out

    Built from vor (before, forward) + sehen (to see).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • vor before, forward
  • sehen to see

Practice

1 What does vorsehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sieh dich ___, der Boden ist glatt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorsehen?

See also

verbirregularseparablereflexivecompound

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