German word

vorstehend

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːənt/

Meaning

  • adjectiveaforementioned

Example

Wir beziehen uns auf den vorstehenden Bericht.

We refer to the aforementioned report.

Illustration for vorstehend (aforementioned)

More examples

Die vorstehenden Hinweise sind bereits an alle Beteiligten gesandt worden.

The aforementioned notices have already been sent to all parties involved.

Core concept

A thing stands ahead of the current point, either earlier in written text or farther out from a physical surface.

Common phrases

  • im vorstehenden Bericht

    in the aforementioned report

  • in den vorstehenden Ausführungen

    in the aforementioned remarks

Similar words

obenstehend: Written higher up on the page or in the document.
oben genannt: Named earlier in the text as a person, thing, or item.
bereits erwähnt: Already mentioned in an earlier sentence or paragraph.

Definition in German

das zuvor im Text Genannte bezeichnend; vor allem in Berichten und offiziellen Schreiben verwendet.

Word origin

Vorstehend is built from the present participle of vorstehen, combining vor ('before' or 'in front') with stehen ('stand').

Usage tips

  • The substantivized form das Vorstehende means 'what was stated above' and is capitalized because it functions as a noun.

Other meanings

  • protrudingadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • vorstehenleadverb
  • Vorstehersupervisornoun

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