vorhaben

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ haben

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: vor‧ha‧ben
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːʁˌhaːbən/,

Verb

vorhaben (irregular, third-person singular present hat vor, past tense hatte vor, past participle vorgehabt, past subjunctive hätte vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to intend, to have (something) planned, to have (something) to do
    Synonym: beabsichtigen
    Ich weiß, was du vorhast.
    I know what you're planning.

Conjugation

Further reading

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