vorgeben

German

Etymology

Equivalent to vor- + geben, see also Middle Low German vȫrgēven (pretend), English foregive, and Danish foregive (pretend).

Pronunciation

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Verb

vorgeben (class 5 strong, third-person singular simple present gibt vor, past tense gab vor, past participle vorgegeben, past subjunctive gäbe vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. to pretend
    Wir mussten vorgeben, lesbisch zu sein.
    We had to pretend that we were lesbians.
  2. to predefine
    • US-Konzerne, die mit ihren Geschäftsmodellen die Regeln für alle anderen Unternehmen vorgeben.
      US companies which, with their business models, predefine the rules for all other businesses.

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