vor

In a sentence

• Ich stehe vor der Tür.

  I am standing in front of the door.

  Here 'vor' is a preposition indicating a position or location in front of something.

• Ich bin vor fünf Minuten angekommen.

  I arrived five minutes ago.

  Here 'vor' is used as a preposition indicating time, referring to an event that happened in the past relative to the present.

• Sie hat Angst vor Spinnen.

  She is afraid of spiders.

  Here 'vor' is a preposition used to indicate the cause of the fear or concern experienced by the subject.