Polyglot Dictionary

zuvor

/tsuˈfoːɐ̯/

adverb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. before, previously

    • So etwas hatte sie noch nie zuvor gesehen.

      She had never seen anything like that before.

Similar words

vorher

vorher and zuvor are close synonyms for "before, previously," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

auparavant

auparavant is the French word for the same thing — both mean "before, previously."

Practice

1 What does zuvor mean?

2 Fill the gap: So etwas hatte sie noch nie ___ gesehen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zuvor?

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