vorbringen

Etymology

vor- +‎ bringen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfoːʁˌbriŋən/ (Germany)

Verb

vorbringen (irregular, third-person singular simple present vorbringt, past tense vorbrachte, past participle vorgebracht, past subjunctive vorbrächte, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to say (in the sense of to allege or state something).

References

• Thyen, Olaf (and Michael Clark, Werner Scholze-Stubenrecht, Bradbury Sykes (2005) The Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English, English-German, Oxford University Press: “vorbringen unr. tr. V. say; eine Frage/Forderung/ein Anliegen ~: ask a question/make a demand/express a desire; Argumente ~: present or state arguments; Beweise ~: produce evidence; dagegen lässt sich viel ~: there's much to be said against it.”