vorn

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See also: vörn and vǫrn

German

Alternative forms

  • voren
  • vorne (originally colloquial, but now becoming the preferred form)
  • vornen (colloquial)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔʁn/, /fɔɐ̯n/
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Adverb

vorn

  1. in front
    • 1929, Kurt Tucholsky, Das Lächeln der Mona Lisa (Sammelband), Ernst Rowohlt Verlag, page 110:
      Heute haben wir den 28. Juli, der Pariser Autobusführer sitzt vorn am Steuerrad und wendet den schweren, langen Wagen, als ob es ein kleiner Zweisitzer wäre.
      Today is the 28th of July, the Parisian autobus driver is sitting in front at the steering wheel and turning around the heavy, long vehicle as if it were a small two-seater.

Contraction

vorn

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of vor den.