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The German word "vorziehen" is a separable verb composed of:

• "vor" — meaning "before" or "forward"
• "ziehen" — meaning "to pull" or "to draw"

Meaning:
"Vorziehen" means to prefer or to move something to an earlier time (to advance). For example, you might "ein Treffen vorziehen" (bring a meeting forward).

Similar words:

• bevorzugen (to prefer)
• präferieren (to prefer, more formal)
• verschieben (to postpone or move)

Differences:

• bevorzugen and präferieren refer strictly to preference, without any implication of rescheduling.
• verschieben means to postpone or move to a later time, whereas vorziehen means to move to an earlier time.
• vorziehen combines both the idea of preference ("prefer doing A rather than B") and the temporal shift ("move earlier").