vorfahren
to drive up; to pull up (in a vehicle)
English translations
- 01
to drive
- 02
to proceed
- 03
ancestors
Word details
- German meaning
- Mit einem Fahrzeug an einen Ort fahren.
- English meaning
- To drive up
- Synonym
- ankommen, vorfahren
- German example
- Das Taxi fuhr vor dem Hotel vor.
- English example
- The taxi drove up in front of the hotel.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich fahre vor du fährst vor er/sie/es ich fährt vor wir fahren vor ihr fahret vor sie fahren vor
- Past Participle
- ich habe vorgefahren du hast vorgefahren er/sie/es hat vorgefahren wir haben vorgefahren ihr habt vorgefahren sie haben vorgefahren
- Past
- ich fuhr vor du fuhrst vor er/sie/es fuhr vor wir fuhren vor ihr fuhrt vor sie fuhren vor
Related words
- Vorfahrenschaft
Ancestry
- konsanguin
Consanguineous
- monophyletisch
Monophyletic means that a group of organisms is descended from a single common ancestor.
- hochhalten
To uphold, to cherish
- Vorfahr
An ancestor is a person from whom one is descended, typically further back than the grandparents.
- Samoanerin
Samoan woman
- Baschkirin
Bashkir woman
- Abstammungsbescheid
Certificate of Descent
- Vorfahre
Ancestor
- Ibererin
Iberian woman
- Blutsverwandtschaft
Blood relation
- Stammbaum
Family tree
- vorgeschichtlich
prehistoric
- friesisch
Frisian refers to the Frisian language or culture, spoken and lived in the coastal regions of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark.
- reinrassig
Purebred
- auffahren
To drive up to
- deutschstämmig
of German descent
- unverwandt
Unrelated means that people are not related to each other, that is, they do not have common ancestors.
- genealogisch
Genealogical means relating to ancestry or family history.
- Asiatin
Asian woman
- Afroamerikaner
African American
- Mikronesierin
Micronesian woman
- Ahnenschein
Proof of ancestry
- Ahnentafel
Genealogical table, pedigree chart
- Sprachfamilie
Language family
- abrahamitisch
Abrahamic
- afrodeutsch
Afro-German
- ererbt
Inherited
- polyphyletisch
Polyphyletic
- totemistisch
Totemistic refers to a system of beliefs and practices based on the veneration of totems, typically animals or plants, that serve as spiritual symbols or ancestors of a group.
- Sephardi
Sephardi refers to Jews who have their roots in Spain and Portugal or whose ancestors were expelled from there.
- Atavismus
Atavism refers to the reappearance of characteristics in a living organism that were present in its ancestors but not visible in the previous generations.
- Ahnenforschung
Genealogy
- Genealoge
A genealogist is a person who studies genealogy and family history.
- Genealogin
Genealogist (female)
- Ahnengleichheit
Resemblance to ancestors
- Ahnenschwund
Loss of ancestral knowledge
- Patronymikon
Patronymic
- Patronymikum
A patronymic is a surname derived from the given name of the father or a male ancestor.
- Kirchenbuch
Parish register
- Frühmensch
Early human
Example sentences with “vorfahren”
Das Taxi fuhr vor dem Hotel vor. (The taxi pulled up in front of the hotel.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'vorfahren' separable?
Yes, it is separable: 'Das Auto fährt vor'.