zuvorkommend
Meaning
zuvorkommen
to pre-empt, to anticipate
Concepts
Synonyms
pflichtgemäß
liebenswürdigerweise
ehrenmännisch
kavalierhaft
Translations
nazik
complaciente
obligeamment
liberalis
signorile
beschaafdFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt]
Etymology
Literally, “pre-empting, acting in advance”, thus in the idiomatic sense “helpful without the need to ask”.
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