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English

Etymology

See for.

Preposition

vor

1. Pronunciation spelling of for.
   • c. 1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 4, Scene 6:

     Edgar: Ch'ill pick your teeth, zir: come; no matter vor your foins.

Anagrams

• ROV, RVO

Cornish

Noun

vor

1. Soft mutation of mor.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?vor]
• Hyphenation: vor
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

vor m inan

1. raft

Declension

Further reading

• vor in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• vor in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse várr (“our”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?r/, [???], [??]

Pronoun

vor (neuter vort, plural vore)

1. (formal) our, ours

Synonyms

• vores

See also

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vore, vor, from Old High German fora. Cognate with Dutch voor. Compare English fore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo???/
• Rhymes: -o???
• Homophone: Fort

Preposition

vor

1. before, prior to, ahead of (time)

   Synonym: bevor

2. ahead of, in front of (space)
3. ago (time)

4. from, against (when involving protecting, hiding, escaping, rescuing/saving)
5. because of, for (in select phrases)

   Synonym: wegen

Usage notes

The preposition vor is used with accusative case if the verb shows movement from one place to another, whereas it is used with dative case if the verb shows location.

Derived terms

• vor allem
• vorm (“vor + dem”)
• vors (“vor + das”)

Related terms

Further reading

• “vor” in Duden online
• “vor” in Duden online

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??r/
• Rhymes: -??r

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

vor n (genitive singular vors, nominative plural vor)

1. spring (the season)

Declension

Synonyms

• (spring): vortími n

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

vor

1. (formal) our, ours

Derived terms

• faðirvor

Etymology 3

See vér.

Pronoun

vor

1. genitive of vér

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?r/
• Rhymes: -o?r
• Homophone: vår

Noun

vor m (definite singular voren, indefinite plural vorer, definite plural vorene)

1. Alternative form of vorr

Anagrams

• orv, rov

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?o?r/ (example of pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -o?r
• Homophones: vòr, vår

Noun

vor m (definite singular voren, indefinite plural vorar, definite plural vorane)

1. Alternative form of vorr

References

• “vor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• orv, rov, vòr

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vor/

Verb

vor

1. third-person plural present indicative of vrea

Verb

(ele/ei) vor (modal auxiliary, third-person plural form of vrea, used with infinitives to form future indicative tenses)

1. (they) will

   b?nuiesc c? vor vrea s? fac eu ceva pentru ei

   I guess they will want me to do something for them

Yola

Preposition

vor

1. for