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Etymology edit

vor +‎ führen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌfyːʁən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vor‧füh‧ren

Verb edit

vorführen (weak, third-person singular present führt vor, past tense führte vor, past participle vorgeführt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to show, demonstrate
  2. (transitive) to perform
  3. (transitive) to show up somebody (to make visible or expose faults and deficiencies in, usually by outdoing, outperforming, or outcompeting another)
  4. (transitive) to make somebody look like a fool

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