Vorsicht

/ˈfoːɐ̯zɪçt/

die noun A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. caution, care

    Built from vor + Sicht (view, sight); also used as exclamation "Vorsicht!" = "Watch out!"

    • Vorsicht, die Treppe ist rutschig!

      Watch out, the stairs are slippery!

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Vorsorge

Close — caution and precaution are near-synonyms.

Similar in other languages

English

care

care is the English word for the same thing — both mean "caution, care."

Practice

1 What does Vorsicht mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___, die Treppe ist rutschig!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorsicht?

See also

noun

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