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vorausgehen

to go ahead, to lead the way

verb for-OWS-gay-en Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to precede (in time or order)

Usage Note

vorausgehen means to walk or move ahead of others — physically leading the way or figuratively setting the pace. A guide might vorausgehen (go on ahead) to prepare the next stage; the figurative sense (die vorausgehenden Ereignisse — the preceding events) is also very common.

Examples

"Geh schon mal vor, wir folgen dir in ein paar Minuten."

Natural Translation

Go on ahead — we'll follow you in a few minutes.

Literal Translation

Go already ahead, we follow you in a few minutes.

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