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to pre-order
To reserve or buy a product or service in advance, before it is officially available. This ensures that you receive it when it is released.
Ich habe das neue Videospiel schon vor einem Monat vorbestellt.
I pre-ordered the new video game a month ago.
'Vorbestellen' (to pre-order) is a separable verb. The prefix 'vor-' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive, the verb stays together.
Ich bestelle die Tickets für das Konzert heute Abend vor.
I'm pre-ordering the tickets for the concert tonight.
The verb consists of the prefix 'vor-' (in advance) and the verb 'bestellen' (to order). So the meaning is literally 'to order in advance.'
Viele Kunden haben das neue Smartphone schon vorbestellt.
Many customers have already pre-ordered the new smartphone.
You can pre-order things that are very popular or that will only be released in the future. Typical phrases are: 'ein Buch vorbestellen' (to pre-order a book), 'ein Videospiel vorbestellen' (to pre-order a video game), 'Eintrittskarten vorbestellen' (to pre-order admission tickets), or 'ein neues Album vorbestellen' (to pre-order a new album).
Wir sollten die Karten für die Premiere unbedingt vorbestellen.
We should definitely pre-order the tickets for the premiere.
to reserve
Both reservieren and vorbestellen can secure something for a later date. For a product that is not yet available, however, vorbestellen refers to ordering or buying it in advance and ensures that you receive it when it is released. Reservieren, by contrast, initially only means putting something aside or holding it.
Ich bestelle das noch nicht erschienene Buch vor, damit ich es bei der Veröffentlichung erhalte.
I am pre-ordering the book, which has not yet been released, so that I will receive it when it comes out.
Ich reserviere ein Exemplar des Buches, ohne es schon zu kaufen.
I am reserving a copy of the book without buying it yet.
