Adverb

vorab

Translation

in advance, beforehand, preliminarily

Ich möchte mich vorab bedanken.

I would like to thank you in advance.

Klären wir die Details vorab.

Let's clarify the details beforehand.

As an adverb, placed at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. I'm telling you this in advance.

Synonyms: im Voraus, vorher; Antonyms: nachträglich (afterwards), danach (after that)

Composed of the prefix 'vor-' (before) and the adverb 'ab' (off, from). It literally means 'from before'.

Think of 'vor' as 'fore' (before) and 'ab' as 'off'. Something done 'before' it kicks 'off' is done in advance.