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vortragen

verb B1
  1. to lecture; to give a report (intransitive)
  2. to present; to report (transitive)
  3. to recite or sing before an audience (transitive)
  4. to suggest or propose to a decision maker; to argue (literary, transitive) · Der Oberst trug vor, man solle den Sturmangriff um zwei Tage verschieben. The colonel argued that the frontal assault be postponed by two days.
  5. to carry or take up front (transitive) · Diesen Stuhl brauch ich hier hinten nicht mehr. Würdest du ihn eben vortragen? I don’t need this chair back here anymore. Would you take it up front?
  6. to carry forward (transitive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
vortragen
Present (er)
trägt vor
Präteritum (er)
trug vor
Perfekt (er)
hat vorgetragen
Infinitive with zu
vorzutragen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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