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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

vorgeben.

to pretend

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩/
  1. to pretend

    class-5 · strong
    Wir mussten vorgeben, lesbisch zu sein.
  2. to purport, to allege, to profess, to claim

    class-5 · strong
  3. to dictate, to predefine

    class-5 · strong
    US-Konzerne, die mit ihren Geschäftsmodellen die Regeln für alle anderen Unternehmen vorgeben.
Where this word comes from

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

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