vorwiegen

German

Etymology

vor- +‎ wiegen (“weigh”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌviːɡən/, [ˈʔfoːɐ̯ˌviːɡŋ̍]
  • Hyphenation: vor‧wie‧gen

Verb

vorwiegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present wiegt vor, past tense wog vor, past participle vorgewogen, past subjunctive wöge vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. to prevail, to predominate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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