vor

Meaning

  1. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
  2. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
  3. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
  4. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
  5. with, (out) of (stating cause)

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Zürich

Zürich

vor

Fribourg

Fribourg

vor

Zürich

Zürich

vo

Graubünden

Graubünden

vor

Appenzell Innerrhoden

Appenzell Innerrhoden

vor

Fribourg

Fribourg

vùr

Bern

Bern

vor

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

vor

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

voor

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/foːr/
Etymology

From Middle High German vore, vor, from Old High German fora. Cognate with Dutch voor. Compare English fore.

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