bedragen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdraːɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧dra‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bedragen. Equivalent to be- +‎ dragen.

Verb

bedragen

  1. (transitive) to amount to
    Dit bedraagt meer dan twee miljoen euro.
    This amounts to more than two million euros.
    De bouwkosten bedroegen € 125 miljoen.
    The building costs amounted to 125 million euros.
  2. (obsolete) to cover
    Synonym: bedekken
  3. (obsolete) to accuse
    Synonyms: aanklagen, beschuldigen, betichten
Conjugation
Conjugation of bedragen (strong class 6, prefixed)
infinitive bedragen
past singular bedroeg
past participle bedragen
infinitive bedragen
gerund bedragen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedraag bedroeg
2nd person sing. (jij) bedraagt, bedraag2 bedroeg
2nd person sing. (u) bedraagt bedroeg
2nd person sing. (gij) bedraagt bedroegt
3rd person singular bedraagt bedroeg
plural bedragen bedroegen
subjunctive sing.1 bedrage bedroege
subjunctive plur.1 bedragen bedroegen
imperative sing. bedraag
imperative plur.1 bedraagt
participles bedragend bedragen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

bedragen

  1. past participle of bedragen
Declension
Declension of bedragen
uninflected bedragen
inflected bedragen
positive
predicative/adverbial bedragen
indefinite m./f. sing. bedragen
n. sing. bedragen
plural bedragen
definite bedragen
partitive bedragens

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bedragen

  1. plural of bedrag

Anagrams

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

bedragen

  1. plural present subjunctive of bedragan

Participle

bedragen

  1. past participle of bedragan