Polyglot Dictionary

vorziehen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtsiːən/

verb B1

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

Forms

present
zieht vor
past
zog vor
perfect
hat vorgezogen

Meaning

  1. to prefer

    Built from vor (before, forward) + ziehen (to pull).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • vor before, forward
  • ziehen to pull

Similar words

bevorzugen

Bevorzugen leans toward favoring one option over others generally or systematically; vorziehen is the more everyday word for personally preferring one thing in a given moment.

Similar in other languages

French

préférer

préférer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to prefer."

Portuguese

preferir

preferir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to prefer."

Practice

1 What does vorziehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ Tee dem Kaffee vor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vorziehen?

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