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vorbeigehen

passing

Meaning of vorbeigehen

going past; moving by

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German/ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/
Russian transcription[prəxɐˈdʲaɕːɪj]
passing
vorbeigehen - passing
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vorbeigehen with Russian translation

vorbeigehen usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Я видел, как он проходил мимо.

Ich sah ihn vorbeigehen.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Они проходили мимо магазина.

Sie gingen am Laden vorbeigehen.

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vorbeigehenпроходящий
kochenготовить
sich ändernменять
bindenзавязывать
folgenследовать
entfernenубирать
sich anfühlenощущаться

vorbeigehen synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between vorbeigehen / vorübergehen / passieren / vorbeikommen / übergeben / vergehen

V
🇩🇪German
vorübergehen

Means to pass by, often with a sense of something temporary or brief; neutral and somewhat formal.

B1Often
P
🇩🇪German
passieren

Can mean to pass by, but very often also means ‘to happen’; therefore it is not always equivalent to the primary word.

B1Very Often
V
🇩🇪German
vorbeikommen

Colloquial ‘to come by / pass by’, often suggesting a brief visit or moving past someone/something.

B1Very Often
Ü
🇩🇪German
übergeben

Mostly means ‘to hand over / deliver’; it does not fit the meaning ‘to pass by’ and is only a very distant match in form.

B1Often
V
🇩🇪German
vergehen

Usually means ‘to pass’ in the sense of time, pain, or feelings; not physical passing by.

B1Often
V
🇩🇪German
vorbei sein

Means ‘to be over / finished’; it expresses completion rather than movement past something.

B1Often
W
🇩🇪German
weitergehen

Means ‘to go on / continue walking’; close in situation, but the focus is on continuing movement, not on passing by.

B1Very Often

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vorbeigehen means passing. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce vorbeigehen

/ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/

vorbeigehen translation

passing

vorbeigehen examples

Ich sah ihn vorbeigehen.

vorbeigehen transcription

/ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/

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vorbeigehen meaning: what does it mean?

sich an etwas oder jemandem vorbeibewegend

vorbeigehen pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

vorbeigehen is pronounced as /ˈfoːɐ̯baɪ̯ɡeːən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

vorbeigehen definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ich sah ihn vorbeigehen. Translation: Я видел, как он проходил мимо.

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