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Vorschrift: regulation — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionaryVorschrift

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B1

Vorschrift

regulation

an official rule or instruction that states what must or must not be done

IPA/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃʁɪft/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 86%

an official rule or instruction that states what must or must not be done

Natural examples

Alle Beschäftigten müssen die Sicherheitsvorschriften beachten.

Der Plan entspricht den geltenden Vorschriften.

Nach Vorschrift müssen die Geräte regelmäßig geprüft werden.

Usage note

Common phrases include Vorschriften beachten/einhalten and gegen eine Vorschrift verstoßen.

Mini-lesson: Rules that must be followed

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Vorschrift — regulation — Vorschrift: regulation

Vorschrift is normally more official and binding than a casual recommendation.

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Form and grammar

lemma: Vorschrift
article: die
Gender: feminine
singular: Vorschrift
plural: Vorschriften
plural status: regular
genitive: der Vorschrift
countability: countable

Vorschrift is feminine and countable. The plural Vorschriften is frequent for sets of rules; common verbs are beachten, einhalten and gegen etwas verstoßen.

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