vorgehen

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ gehen

Pronunciation

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Verb

vorgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht vor, past tense ging vor, past participle vorgegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to proceed (forward)
  2. (intransitive) to take precedence; to come first
  3. (intransitive) to happen; to go on
  4. (intransitive, of a clock) to run fast

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Further reading

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