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zuvorkommend

courteous

adjective tsu-FOR-kom-ent Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Personality

Also means

obliging

Usage Note

zuvorkommend describes someone attentively polite who anticipates your needs, from zuvorkommen ('to anticipate, get ahead of'). It is a warm compliment in service and hospitality contexts, stronger than mere höflich ('polite').

Examples

"Das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend."

Natural Translation

The staff was very courteous.

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