voraus

See also: voraus- and Voraus

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vorūz, voreūz. By surface analysis, univerbation of vor +‎ aus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foˈʁaʊ̯s/, [foɐ̯-] (Germany)

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• IPA^(key): /foɐ̯ˈʁaʊ̯s/, [fɔɐ̯-], [-ˈʁaɔ̯s] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
• Hyphenation: vor‧aus, vo‧raus

Adverb

voraus

1. in front, ahead [with dative ‘of someone/something’]

Derived terms

• voraus-
• Voraus

Further reading

• “voraus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “voraus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “voraus” in Duden online
• “voraus” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.