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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Vorstand”, which translates to “board / executive”. A row of penguins in ties stand on a podium at the front of a hall, flippers folded importantly.
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derVorstand, ¨-e

board / executive

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃtant/

Examples — Vorstand in a sentence

Der Vorstand trifft sich heute.

The board meets today.

Sie sitzt im Vorstand.

She is on the board.

How to remember it

Vor (front) + Stand → those who "stand in front": the board / executives.

Word family

stehen family · 11 related words

  • aufstehen to get up
  • anstehen queue / be pending Shifted meaning
  • bestehen exist / pass / consist Shifted meaning
  • entstehen arise Not predictable
  • feststehen Coming soon to be certain Shifted meaning
  • verstehen to understand Not predictable
  • zustehen Coming soon to be entitled to Not predictable
  • bevorstehen Coming soon to be imminent Shifted meaning
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Illustration of the B1 German word “der Vortrag”, which translates to “presentation”. A speaker at a podium whose notes fly up and arrange themselves into a glowing chart above the audience.
der Vortrag

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁaːk/

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presentation

Examples

Der Vortrag war sehr spannend.

The lecture was very exciting.

Sie hält morgen einen Vortrag.

She is giving a talk tomorrow.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “vortragen”, which translates to “present / recite”. A poet stands on a stage carrying their poem as a glowing bird on the palm, releasing it to the crowd.
vortragen

/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌtʁaːɡn̩/

present / recite

Principal parts

vortragen, trug vor, hat vorgetragen

ich trage vor
du trägst vor
er/sie/es trägt vor
wir tragen vor
ihr tragt vor
sie/Sie tragen vor

Examples

Sie trägt ein Gedicht vor.

She recites a poem.

Er hat die Ergebnisse vorgetragen.

He presented the results.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “wachsen”, which translates to “to grow”. A tiny seedling planted in a thimble that sprouts into a skyscraper-sized oak tree piercing the clouds in seconds.
wachsen

/ˈvaksn̩/

to grow

Principal parts

wachsen, wuchs, ist gewachsen

ich wachse
du wächst
er/sie/es wächst
wir wachsen
ihr wachst
sie/Sie wachsen

Examples

Die Blumen wachsen schnell im Garten.

The flowers grow quickly in the garden.

Mein Sohn ist dieses Jahr viel gewachsen.

My son has grown a lot this year.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “wägen”, which translates to “to weigh, consider”. Professor Kauz, a lanky old man with a wild grey Einstein halo of hair, half-moon spectacles and a mustard-yellow waistcoat, deep in thought, two glowing options hovering over his open palms as he weighs them up.
wägen

/ˈvɛːɡn̩/

to weigh, consider

Principal parts

wägen, wog, hat gewogen

ich wäge
du wägst
er/sie/es wägt
wir wägen
ihr wägt
sie/Sie wägen

Examples

Sie wägt ihre Worte sorgfältig.

She weighs her words carefully.

Er wog die Vor- und Nachteile ab.

He weighed the pros and cons.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “warten”, which translates to “to wait”. An elephant sits on a bench watching a garden grow in slow motion, yawning politely, patiently waiting and waiting.
warten

/ˈvaʁtn̩/

to wait

Principal parts

warten, wartete, hat gewartet

ich warte
du wartest
er/sie/es wartet
wir warten
ihr wartet
sie/Sie warten

Examples

Ich warte auf den Bus.

I am waiting for the bus.

Warte bitte hier auf mich.

Please wait here for me.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “weben”, which translates to “to weave”. A giant spider weaves a shimmering tapestry across the sky, depicting constellations.
weben

/ˈveːbn̩/

to weave

Principal parts

weben, wob, hat gewoben

ich webe
du webst
er/sie/es webt
wir weben
ihr webt
sie/Sie weben

Examples

Sie webt einen Teppich.

She weaves a carpet.

Die Geschichte wob sich langsam zusammen.

The story slowly wove itself together.

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