Verb

vor|schieben

Translation

to push forward, to use as an excuse, to move up, to advance

Er schiebt den Stuhl vor.

He pushes the chair forward.

Sie schiebt eine Ausrede vor.

She uses an excuse.

Können wir den Termin vorschieben?

Can we move the appointment up?

((sth.)) vorschieben to push sth. forward He pushes the bolt forward.

((sth.)) vorschieben to use sth. as an excuse She used her headache as an excuse.

((sth.)) vorschieben to move sth. up We have to move the appointment up.

vorrücken (to advance), vorschützen (to feign)

From 'vor-' (forward) and 'schieben' (to push). The literal meaning is 'to push forward'.

Picture physically 'pushing' (schieben) something 'forward' (vor-). This applies to objects, excuses, or dates on a calendar.