vorhergehen
German, verb[foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]
vorhergehen is spelled V-O-R-H-E-R-G-E-H-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 98 million words in written German, the 625,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorhergehen is a German verb meaning “to precede” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich vorher ereignen, sich davor befinden”.
What does vorhergehen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to precede
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich vorher ereignen, sich davor befinden
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 vorhergehen
- geht vorher present singular third-person
- ging vorher past
- vorhergegangen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 7 strong
- vorhergehend participle present
- vorherzugehen infinitive infinitive-zu
- gehe vorher first-person indicative present
- gehen vorher first-person indicative plural
- gehst vorher indicative present second-person
- gehest vorher second-person singular subjunctive
- gehet vorher plural second-person subjunctive
- gingen vorher first-person indicative plural
- ginge vorher first-person singular subjunctive
- gingst vorher indicative preterite second-person
- gingt vorher indicative plural preterite
- gingest vorher second-person singular subjunctive
- ginget vorher plural second-person subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorhergehen?
- [foːɐ̯ˈheːɐ̯ˌɡeːən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vorhergehen in German?
vorhergehen appears about once in every 98 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).