vooruit

See also: vooruit- and voorruit

Dutch

Etymology

Univerbation of voor +‎ uit.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

vooruit

  1. ahead, onward

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • vooruit met de geit

Descendants

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

Interjection

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)
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