vorschweben
envision · have in mind
The German word "vorschweben" is a verb that means "to be in mind" or "to come to mind". It is composed of the prefix "vor-" meaning "before" or "in front of" and the verb "schweben" which means "to hover" or "to drift". "Vorschweben" is used when referring to an idea or image that one can envision or desires to realize. Similar words in German include "vorstellen" (to imagine), "einfallen" (to come to mind), and "sich vorstellen" (to picture oneself). The primary distinction is that "vorschweben" implies a floating or hovering idea that is not yet concrete, while "vorstellen" and "einfallen" can refer to more definite thoughts or revelations.
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Examples
Dir könnte vielleicht etwas Besseres vorschweben.verb
You might have something better in mind.
Was für ein Projekt schwebte dir gestern vor?verb
What kind of project did you have in mind yesterday?
Ihnen schwebten sicherlich ganz andere Ergebnisse vor.verb
You certainly had quite different results in mind.
Mir schwebt zur Lösung des Problems etwas vor.verb
I have something in mind for solving the problem.
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