German adverb · CEFR A2
vorher
Meaning in English: before, beforehand
Example
Ruf bitte vorher an, damit ich zu Hause bin.
Please call beforehand so that I'm at home.
How common is vorher?
vorher is number 1,367 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 67 times per million words — about once every 15,000 words.
Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 67% of the words in an ordinary German text. A2 means an elementary word, usually learned in the first year.
Next to it in the frequency list
- 1,363geöffnetopen(ed)
- 1,364geeignetsuitable
- 1,365die Karrierecareer
- 1,366der Staatstate, country
- 1,367vorherbefore, beforehand
- 1,368selbstverständlichof course, naturally
- 1,369das Personalstaff, personnel
- 1,370mittelsby means of
- 1,371Teileparts, pieces
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