vorlegen
German, verb/ˈfoːʁˌleːɡən/
vorlegen is spelled V-O-R-L-E-G-E-N (8 letters) and appears 4.8 times per million words in written German, the 12,686th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorlegen is a German verb meaning “to present, to submit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas herausholen und öffentlich präsentieren”.
What does vorlegen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to present, to submit
- 2
to serve (food) to put down, put out (cat food etc.)
- 3
to put on (a chain, a latch), to put (a bolt) across
- 4
to advance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas herausholen und öffentlich präsentieren 2. Geld leihweise zur Verfügung stellen 3. etwas jemand anderem zur Prüfung geben 4. etwas bekanntmachen
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 vorlegen
- legt vor present singular third-person
- legte vor past
- vorgelegt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- vorlegend participle present
- vorzulegen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lege vor first-person indicative present
- legen vor first-person indicative plural
- legst vor indicative present second-person
- legest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- leget vor plural second-person subjunctive
- legten vor first-person indicative plural
- legtest vor indicative preterite second-person
- legtet vor indicative plural preterite
- leg vor! imperative singular
- lege vor! imperative singular
- legt vor! imperative plural
- vorgelegt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorlegen?
- /ˈfoːʁˌleːɡən/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːɡŋ]
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorlegen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorlegen in German?
vorlegen appears 4.8 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).