German

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Etymology

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vor- +‎ wiegen (weigh)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯ˌviːɡən/, [ˈʔfoːɐ̯ˌviːɡŋ̍]
  • Hyphenation: vor‧wie‧gen

Verb

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vorwiegen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present wiegt vor, past tense wog vor, past participle vorgewogen, past subjunctive wöge vor, auxiliary haben)

  1. to prevail, to predominate

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • vorwiegen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vorwiegen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vorwiegen” in Duden online