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davor

German, adverb[daˈfoːɐ̯]

davor is spelled D-A-V-O-R (5 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written German, the 1,771st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Davor is a German adverb meaning “in front of that/it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Adverbiale Bestimmung des Ortes: räumlich vor etwas anderem gelegen”.

What does davor mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    in front of that/it

  2. 2

    from that/it

  3. 3

    before that; beforehand

    Um 17 Uhr ist die Versammlung. Davor habe ich keine Zeit mehr.

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

How German dictionaries define it

adverb: 1. Adverbiale Bestimmung des Ortes: räumlich vor etwas anderem gelegen 2. Adverbiale Bestimmung der Zeit: zeitlich vor etwas anderem gelegen, früher; vor dem geraden Erwähnten 3. Stellvertretend für eine bekannte Sache 4. regional trennbar in Bedeutung [3]

prefix: 1. in Zusammensetzungen mit der räumlichen Bedeutung: „vor“ etwas Genanntes oder Genanntem

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

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

How do you pronounce davor?

  • [daˈfoːɐ̯]
  • [ˈdaːfoːɐ̯]

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

English words that translate to davor

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

How common is davor in German?

davor appears 48 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).

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