vooruit

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See also: vooruit-, and voorruit

Dutch

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Etymology

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Univerbation of voor +‎ uit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /voːˈrœy̯t/, (less common) /voːrˈœy̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: voor‧uit
  • Rhymes: -œy̯t

Adverb

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vooruit

  1. ahead, onward

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: voorut, voor yt
  • Caribbean Javanese: forèt, porèt

Interjection

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vooruit

  1. come on, go on (used to drive someone forward)
  2. fine, oh all right then (said when grudgingly accepting a suggestion for a certain action)