vorbeugen

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ beugen

Pronunciation

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Verb

vorbeugen (weak, third-person singular present beugt vor, past tense beugte vor, past participle vorgebeugt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to prevent, obviate
    Manchen Infektionen kann man durch Impfungen vorbeugen.Many infections can be prevented by vaccinations.
  2. (reflexive) to lean forward
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Sie störte ihn von nun ab, indem sie sich über die Sessellehne vorbeugte oder mit den Händen, allerdings sehr zart und vorsichtig, durch sein Haar fuhr und über seine Wangen strich.
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Conjugation

Further reading

  • vorbeugen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vorbeugen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vorbeugen” in Duden online
  • vorbeugen” in OpenThesaurus.de