vorgeben

Meaning

(class-5, strong) to pretend
(class-5, strong) to purport, to allege, to profess, to claim
(class-5, strong) to dictate, to predefine

allege as excuse

give as an excuse

make as if

sich den Anschein geben

sich zieren

gespreitzt tun

heucheln

angeben

sich unnatürlich benehmen

sich geziert benehmen

fingieren

affektieren

so tun als ob

den Vorwand brauchen

Vorgabe machen

die Unwahrheit sagen

vorspiegeln

sich verstellen

affizieren

erdichten

zich aanstellen

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩/

Cognate with Middle Low German

vȫrgēven

Cognate with English

foregive

Cognate with Danish

foregive

In summary

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

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