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Yes. The word vor is a Scrabble US word. The word vor is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word vor is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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3-letter words (1 found)

VOR,

2-letter words (1 found)

OR,

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Definitions and meaning of vor

vor

Etymology

See for.

Preposition

vor

  1. Pronunciation spelling of for.

Anagrams

  • ROV, RVO, VRO

Cimbrian

Preposition

vor

  1. Unstressed form of vòr (“for”).

Cornish

Noun

vor

  1. Soft mutation of mor.

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvor]
  • Hyphenation: vor
  • Rhymes: -or

Noun

vor m inan (related adjective vorový)

  1. raft

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • vor in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vor in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • vor in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse várr (“our”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔr/, [ˈʋɒ], [ʋɒ]

Pronoun

vor (neuter vort, plural vore)

  1. (formal) our, ours

Synonyms

  • vores

See also

German

Alternative forms

  • fur (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle High German vore, vor, from Old High German fora. Cognate with Dutch voor. Compare English fore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foːr/, [foːɐ̯], [fɔɐ̯]
  • Rhymes: -oːɐ̯
  • Homophone: Fort

Preposition

vor

  1. in front of, ahead of (relative location in space)
  2. before, prior to, ahead of (relative location in time)
  3. ago (location in the past relative to the present)
    vor drei Tagen ― three days ago
    vor einiger Zeit ― a while ago
  4. from, against (a threat or negative outcome)
    Er konnte vor dem Tsunami nicht mehr fliehen. ― He couldn't escape (from) the tsunami.
    Du hast mich vorm Ertrinken gerettet. ― You saved me from drowning.
    vor Verlusten schützen ― to protect against losses
    sich vor jemandem verstecken ― to hide from somebody
  5. (what) with, (out) of (stating cause)
    vor Freude weinen ― to cry with joy
    Ich sterbe vor Durst. ― I'm dying of thirst.

Usage notes

Like most German prepositions of place and time, vor expresses fixed location with a dative complement and movement (change of location) with an accusative.

Derived terms

  • vor allem
  • vorm
  • vors

Related terms

Further reading

  • “vor” in Duden online
  • “vor” in Duden online
  • “vor” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “vor” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “vor” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

vor n (genitive singular vors, nominative plural vor)

  1. spring (the season)
Declension
Synonyms
  • (spring): vortími m

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

vor

  1. (formal) our, ours
Derived terms
  • faðirvor

Etymology 3

See vér.

Pronoun

vor

  1. genitive of vér
Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋoːr/
  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • Homophone: vår

Noun

vor m (definite singular voren, indefinite plural vorer, definite plural vorene)

  1. Alternative form of vorr

Anagrams

  • orv, rov

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋoːr/
  • Rhymes: -oːr
  • Homophones: vòr, vår

Noun

vor m (definite singular voren, indefinite plural vorar, definite plural vorane)

  1. Alternative form of vorr

References

  • “vor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • orv, rov, vòr

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vor/

Verb

vor

  1. third-person plural present indicative of vrea

Verb

(ele/ei) vor (modal auxiliary, third-person plural form of vrea, used with infinitives to form future indicative tenses)

  1. (they) will

Yola

Alternative forms

  • var

Etymology

From Middle English for, from Old English for, from Proto-West Germanic *furi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔː/
  • Homophone: vour

Preposition

vor

  1. for

References

  • Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 76

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