vooruit

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See also: vooruit- and voorruit

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From voor +‎ uit.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /voːˈrœy̯t/, (less common) /voːrˈœy̯t/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: voor‧uit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Adverb[edit]

vooruit

  1. ahead, onward

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Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: voorut, voor yt
  • Caribbean Javanese: forèt, porèt

Interjection[edit]

vooruit

  1. come on, go on (used to drive someone forward)
  2. fine, oh all right then (said when grudgingly accepting a suggestion for a certain action)