vorgeben

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German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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  1. to pretend
    Wir mussten vorgeben, lesbisch zu sein.
    We had to pretend that we were lesbians.
  2. to predefine
    • US-Konzerne, die mit ihren Geschäftsmodellen die Regeln für alle anderen Unternehmen vorgeben.
      US companies which, with their business models, predefine the rules for all other businesses.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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