hervortreten

hervor- +‎ treten

• IPA^(key): /hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁeːtn̩/

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• Hyphenation: her‧vor‧tre‧ten

hervortreten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present tritt hervor, past tense trat hervor, past participle hervorgetreten, past subjunctive träte hervor, auxiliary sein)

1. (literally) to step forward

   Synonyms: hervorkommen, hervorschreiten, heraustreten

   aus einer Reihe hervortreten ― to step forward from a file

2. (by extension) to come forward, move ahead, to be or get in a forward position

   Synonyms: hervorkommen; (only fluids) hervorquellen

   Scharlachrotes Blut trat aus seiner Wunde hervor. ― Scarlet red blood emerged from his wound.

3. (by extension) to become visible, to turn up, to appear, to emerge

   Synonyms: hervorkommen, in Erscheinung treten, (informal) auftauchen

   Ihre Begabung trat schon im Kindesalter hervor. ― Her talent has become apparent since childhood.

4. (figuratively) to become or be notable, famous

   Synonyms: hervorstechen, sich auszeichnen

   Mit seinen Begabungen tritt er aus der grauen Masse hervor.

   He distinguishes himself from the common populace with his talents.

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• Hervortreten

• “hervortreten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “hervortreten” in Duden online
• “hervortreten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon