vorwagen
German, verb[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaːɡn̩]
vorwagen is spelled V-O-R-W-A-G-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 18 million words in written German, the 238,212th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vorwagen is a German verb meaning “to venture forward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich trotz Gefahr nach vorne bewegen”.
What does vorwagen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to venture forward
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich trotz Gefahr nach vorne bewegen
noun: 1. Fahrzeug, das sich vor einem anderen befindet
noun: 1. Handlung, wenn sich jemand oder etwas vorwagt
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 vorwagen
- wagt vor present singular third-person
- wagte vor past
- vorgewagt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- vorwagend participle present
- vorzuwagen infinitive infinitive-zu
- wage vor first-person indicative present
- wagen vor first-person indicative plural
- wagst vor indicative present second-person
- wagest vor second-person singular subjunctive
- waget vor plural second-person subjunctive
- wagten vor first-person indicative plural
- wagtest vor indicative preterite second-person
- wagtet vor indicative plural preterite
- wag vor! imperative singular
- wage vor! imperative singular
- wagt vor! imperative plural
- sich vorwagen infinitive present not-extended
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vorwagen?
- [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌvaːɡn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is vorwagen in German?
vorwagen appears about once in every 18 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).