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vorbringen

German, verb/ˈfoːʁˌbriŋən/

vorbringen is a German verb meaning “to say (in the sense of to allege or state something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “nach vorne tragen (bringen)”.

What does vorbringen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to say (in the sense of to allege or state something).

    eine Frage/Forderung vorbringen

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. nach vorne tragen (bringen) 2. etwas sagen, meist als Begründung, Erläuterung oder Wunsch 3. anderen Personen (zusammenfassend zur weiteren Bearbeitung/Würdigung) anbieten, vorlegen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of vorbringen

  • bringt vor present singular third-person
  • brachte vor past
  • vorgebracht participle past
  • brächte vor past subjunctive
  • haben auxiliary
  • vorbringend participle present
  • vorzubringen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • bringe vor first-person indicative present
  • bringen vor first-person indicative plural
  • bringst vor indicative present second-person
  • bringest vor second-person singular subjunctive
  • bringet vor plural second-person subjunctive
  • brachten vor first-person indicative plural
  • brächten vor first-person plural subjunctive
  • brachtest vor indicative preterite second-person
  • brachtet vor indicative plural preterite
  • brächtest vor second-person singular subjunctive
  • brächtet vor plural second-person subjunctive

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce vorbringen?

  • /ˈfoːʁˌbriŋən/
  • [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbʁɪŋən]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to vorbringen

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is vorbringen in German?

vorbringen appears 1.6 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).