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See also: võõr and voor-

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vore, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai.

Preposition

voor

  1. before
  2. in front of
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Dutch voor, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Noun

voor (plural vore)

  1. furrow

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voːr/, [vʊːr]
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  • Hyphenation: voor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vore, vor, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. There were originally two distinct Germanic forms, *furai and *furi, which functionally merged in most Germanic languages, including Dutch. The form derived from the former became standard in Dutch, while the latter survives as the dialectal form veur.

Preposition

voor

  1. for
    Ik heb een klein cadeautje voor je.
    I have a small gift for you.
  2. before
    Antonym: na
    Ik wil nog even douchen voor het feestje.
    I want to take a quick shower before the party.
  3. in front of
    Antonym: achter
    Die auto staat altijd voor ons huis geparkeerd.
    That car is always parked in front of our house.
Usage notes

In the sense of 'before' or 'in front of', voor is accented and is sometimes written vóór to disambiguate from the sense 'for'.

Declension
Pronominal adverbs of voor
More information preposition, postpositional adv. ...

Conjunction

voor

  1. (informal) before
    Synonyms: voordat, alvorens, vooraleer
    Ik wil even wat zeggen voor we beginnen.
    I want to say a few words before we begin.
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Descendants
  • Afrikaans: voor
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: foro
  • Javindo: foor
  • Negerhollands: voor, fo, for
  • Jersey Dutch: för, f'r
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: voor (dated)
  • Petjo: voor, foor
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: foo, fou
  • → Manado Malay: for

Noun

voor n (plural voors)

  1. pro, advantage, upside, positive
    Synonym: pro
    Antonyms: tegen, contra
    Hij overwoog het voor en tegen. ― He considered the pros and cons.
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch vore, from Old Dutch *furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

Noun

voor f (plural voren, diminutive voortje n)

  1. furrow
Alternative forms
Descendants
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Estonian

Etymology 1

Loaned from Finnish vuori.

Noun

voor (genitive voore, partitive voort)

  1. drumlin, an oval ridge formed under glacier ice.
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 13/suur, length gradation), singular ...

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vore.

Noun

voor (genitive voori, partitive voori)

  1. a row of trucks or any other vehicle carrying a load
  2. row
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation), singular ...

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *vooro, possibly a loan from Proto-Baltic [Term?], compare Lithuanian vora (“line, row”).

Noun

voor (genitive vooru, partitive vooru)

  1. phase, stage, round, e.g. in a competition
    Laulukonkursil on kolm vooru. ― There are three stages in the singing competition.
  2. (somewhat dated) queue, turn, time
Declension
More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation), singular ...

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