vorlassen
German, verb/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlasn̩/
vorlassen is spelled V-O-R-L-A-S-S-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 134,701st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorlassen is a German verb meaning “to let someone (in a queue, on the road etc.) go first” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einem anderen Wartenden den Vortritt geben”.
What does vorlassen mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto let someone (in a queue, on the road etc.) go first
Würden Sie mich bitte vorlassen?
- 2
datedto admit
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einem anderen Wartenden den Vortritt geben 2. jemandem Einlass gewähren, jemanden empfangen
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 vorlassen
- lässt vor present singular third-person
- ließ vor past
- vorgelassen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 7 strong
- vorlassend participle present
- vorzulassen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lasse vor first-person indicative present
- lassen vor first-person indicative plural
- lasst vor indicative plural present
- lassest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- lasset vor plural second-person subjunctive
- ließen vor first-person indicative plural
- ließe vor first-person singular subjunctive
- ließest vor indicative preterite second-person
- ließt vor indicative preterite second-person
- ließet vor plural second-person subjunctive
- lass vor! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorlassen?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlasn̩/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌlasn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vorlassen in German?
vorlassen appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).