voortdragen
Voortdragen is a Dutch verb meaning to carry forward, to continue, or to bear forward. The core idea is to move something ahead in time or to preserve a lineage, tradition, or process. The word is formed from dragen (to carry) with the prefix voort-, which adds forward or continuation.
In concrete usage, voortdragen has both literal and figurative senses. In obstetric contexts it refers to carrying
Grammatical note: voort is a separable prefix; in present-tense clauses it is typically placed before the main
Overall, voortdragen denotes the act of carrying something forward, whether a pregnancy, a project, a tradition,