Word info

vor

Speech parts

1. vor - Noun

2. vor - Preposition

Meaning

vor

Pronunciation spelling of for.

(aviation) Acronym of VHF omnidirectional range, a radio-navigation beacon operating on VHF radio.

Initialism of voice-on recording.

(physiology) Initialism of vestibulo-ocular reflex, a reflex eye movement.

(soccer) Initialism of video operation room, part of the set-up for the video assistant referee (VAR) in association football.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Since I do miss your vaïce an' feäce   In praÿer at eventide, I'll praÿ wi' woone said vaïce vor greäce   To goo where you do bide. William Barnes

Et is kein Ding sau slim, et is wô gaud vor. Hannover Göttingen and Grubenhagen Proverb

Für "for" is a special case; it is an umlauted form of vor "before", but other historical developments changed the expected ö into ü. In this case, the ü marks a genuine but irregular umlaut. Source: Internet

;"Then as filed.": After arriving at the San Jose VOR, the pilot will likely resume navigation without ATC prompts along the airways and intersections that were filed in their flight plan. Source: Internet

Reno (1996), p. 263-282 Etymologically the name of "Vortigern", Vortimer's father, seems to derive from "vor" (over) and a term for "chieftain" or "king". Source: Internet

Other prepositions (an, auf, hinter, in, neben, über, unter, vor, and zwischen) may be used with dative (indicating current location), or accusative (indicating direction toward something). Source: Internet

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