vorgeben
/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩/ verb B2- to pretend · Wir mussten vorgeben, lesbisch zu sein. We had to pretend that we were lesbians.
- to purport, to allege, to profess, to claim
- to dictate, 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.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- vorgeben
- Present (er)
- gibt vor
- Präteritum (er)
- gab vor
- Perfekt (er)
- hat vorgegeben
- Infinitive with zu
- vorzugeben
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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