vorziehen
/ˈfoːʁˌt͡siːən/ verb B2- to pull to the front
- synonym of hervorziehen
- to prefer, to favor · Ich ziehe Großstädte kleinen Dörfern vor. I prefer large cities to/over small villages.
- to move up, to move forward (cause a scheduled event to happen earlier) · Nächste Woche habe ich Urlaub, deshalb haben wir den Termin auf diese Woche vorgezogen. I'm off work next week, so we moved the meeting up to this week.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- vorziehen
- Present (er)
- zieht vor
- Präteritum (er)
- zog vor
- Perfekt (er)
- hat vorgezogen
- Infinitive with zu
- vorzuziehen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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