vorbeugen
German, verb/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩/
vorbeugen is spelled V-O-R-B-E-U-G-E-N (9 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written German, the 22,661st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorbeugen is a German verb meaning “to prevent, obviate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “den Eintritt eines meist negativen möglichen Ereignisses der Zukunft durch Maßnahmen in der Gegenwart…”.
What does vorbeugen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to prevent, obviate
Manchen Infektionen kann man durch Impfungen vorbeugen.
- 2
to lean forward
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. den Eintritt eines meist negativen möglichen Ereignisses der Zukunft durch Maßnahmen in der Gegenwart verhindern 2. sich oder einen Körperteil nach vorne beugen
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 vorbeugen
- beugt vor present singular third-person
- beugte vor past
- vorgebeugt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- vorbeugend participle present
- vorzubeugen infinitive infinitive-zu
- beuge vor first-person indicative present
- beugen vor first-person indicative plural
- beugst vor indicative present second-person
- beugest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- beuget vor plural second-person subjunctive
- beugten vor first-person indicative plural
- beugtest vor indicative preterite second-person
- beugtet vor indicative plural preterite
- beug vor! imperative singular
- beuge vor! imperative singular
- beugt vor! imperative plural
- vorgebeugt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorbeugen?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌbɔɪ̯ɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorbeugen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorbeugen in German?
vorbeugen appears 2.2 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).