vorlesen

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German

Etymology

vor- +‎ lesen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːzn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: vor‧le‧sen

Verb

vorlesen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liest vor, past tense las vor, past participle vorgelesen, past subjunctive läse vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to read (aloud)
    Ich habe ihm täglich das Buch vorgelesen.
    I read the book aloud to him daily.

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Further reading

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