Also means
in front of
Usage Note
vor is a two-way preposition: dative for position ('in front of, before') and accusative for motion toward. With time it means 'ago' (vor einer Woche) and with the dative it marks a cause of emotion, as in vor Angst zittern ('to tremble with fear'). As a separable prefix vor- often adds the sense of 'forward' or 'pre-'.
Examples
"Das Auto steht vor dem Haus."
Natural Translation
The car is in front of the house.
Literal Translation
The car stands before the house.
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