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vorsehen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vorsehen, from Old High German forasehan, from Proto-West Germanic *forēsehwan. Equivalent to vor- +‎ sehen. Cognate with Dutch voorzien, English foresee (from Old English foresēon).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzeːən] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌseːn], [fɔɐ̯-] (Austria)
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Verb

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vorsehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht vor, past tense sah vor, past participle vorgesehen, past subjunctive sähe vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. to look (out) from behind something
    Synonyms: vorschauen, hervorschauen
  2. to plan, to have in mind
    Synonym: beabsichtigen
  3. to schedule, to set aside
  4. (reflexive) to be careful, to watch out
    Synonyms: in Acht nehmen, aufpassen
  5. (reflexive) to supply oneself
    Synonym: versorgen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • vorsehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vorsehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vorsehen” in Duden online
  • vorsehen” in OpenThesaurus.de