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B1 · Verb

vorgeben

to use as an excuse, set in advance, pretend

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gibt vor, gab vor, hat vorgegeben[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌɡeːbn̩]to use as an excuse, set in advance, pretendJohanna gibt vor, eine andere Person zu sein.Johanna pretends to be another person.

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