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Verb

vorgehen

to go about a problem, to approach an issue (in a certain way, according to a specific strategy or guideline)

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Meanings

Verb
  1. to go about a problem, to approach an issue (in a certain way, according to a specific strategy or guideline)
  2. to walk to the front (of a room or area)
  3. to go on ahead (in contrast to someone else temporarily staying behind)
  4. to take precedence, to have a higher priority (e.g. of ideals)

In a sentence

Wie wollen wir vorgehen?

How do we want to approach this?

Forms

infinitive vorgehen
he/she/it geht vor
simple past ging vor
perfect ist vorgegangen

takes gegen + Akkusativ

Not the word you meant? See also das Vorgehen (Noun).