German

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Etymology

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vor- +‎ liegen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡŋ̩], [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌliːɡən]
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Verb

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vorliegen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present liegt vor, past tense lag vor, past participle vorgelegen, past subjunctive läge vor, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to be existent, to be there, to be present, to be available (information for inspection)

Usage notes

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Only the auxiliary haben is used in northern and central Germany. In southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, sein is common in the vernacular and also, alternatively, in standard usage.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • vorliegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vorliegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vorliegen” in Duden online
  • vorliegen” in OpenThesaurus.de