vorverlegen
German, verb/ˈfoːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩/
vorverlegen is spelled V-O-R-V-E-R-L-E-G-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written German, the 208,435th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorverlegen is a German verb meaning “to move up (in time)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(etwas) auf einen früheren Zeitpunkt verschieben”.
What does vorverlegen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to move up (in time)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (etwas) auf einen früheren Zeitpunkt verschieben 2. (etwas) an eine weiter vorne liegende Stelle verschieben, platzieren
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 vorverlegen
- verlegt vor present singular third-person
- verlegte vor past
- vorverlegt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- vorverlegend participle present
- vorzuverlegen infinitive infinitive-zu
- verlege vor first-person indicative present
- verlegen vor first-person indicative plural
- verlegst vor indicative present second-person
- verlegest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- verleget vor plural second-person subjunctive
- verlegten vor first-person indicative plural
- verlegtest vor indicative preterite second-person
- verlegtet vor indicative plural preterite
- verleg vor! imperative singular
- verlege vor! imperative singular
- verlegt vor! imperative plural
- vorverlegt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorverlegen?
- /ˈfoːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩/
- [ˈfoːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌleːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vorverlegen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vorverlegen in German?
vorverlegen appears about once in every 14 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).