vorderhand

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯deːɐ̯ˌhant/
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Adverb

vorderhand

  1. (dated outside Austria, Switzerland) Synonym of zunächst
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 243:
      Vorderhand allerdings stand es so mit ihm, daß er angefangen hatte, die Gemütsbewegungen, Spannungen, Erfüllungen und Enttäuschungen, die ihm aus seinen zarten Beziehungen zu der Patientin erwuchsen, als den eigentlichen Sinn und Inhalt seines Ferienaufenthaltes zu betrachten, ganz ihnen zu leben und seine Laune von ihrem Gedeihen abhängig zu machen.
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