vorlassen

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ lassen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlasn̩/
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Verb

vorlassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt vor, past tense ließ vor, past participle vorgelassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal, transitive) to let someone (in a queue, on the road etc.) go first
    Synonym: den Vortritt lassen
    Würden Sie mich bitte vorlassen?Would you please let me go first?
  2. (dated, transitive) to admit
    Synonym: empfangen
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess [The Trial], Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      Er schüttelte noch den Kopf darüber, als der Diener an seine Seite trat und ihn auf drei Herren aufmerksam machte, die hier im Vorzimmer auf einer Bank saßen. Sie warteten schon lange darauf, zu K. vorgelassen zu werden.
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Further reading

  • vorlassen” in Duden online
  • vorlassen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache