vorbringen

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ bringen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌbriŋən/
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Verb

vorbringen (irregular weak, third-person singular present bringt vor, past tense brachte vor, past participle vorgebracht, past subjunctive brächte vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to say (in the sense of to allege or state something).
    eine Frage/Forderung vorbringento ask a question/make a demand
    ein Anliegen vorbringento express a desire
    Beweise vorbringento produce evidence
    dagegen lässt sich viel vorbringenthere's much to be said against it
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      „Unzugänglich nur für Beweisgründe, die man vor dem Gericht vorbringt,“ sagte der Maler und hob den Zeigefinger, als habe K. eine feine Unterscheidung nicht bemerkt.
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