beleven

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beleven. Equivalent to be- +‎ leven (“to live”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈleːvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧ven
  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

beleven

  1. (transitive) to experience, live through, go through
  2. (transitive) to profess, practice openly (notably a faith or conviction)
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to live, exist in (a time or space)
  4. (transitive, obsolete) to observe, follow (a command etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beleven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beleven
past singular beleefde
past participle beleefd
infinitive beleven
gerund beleven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beleef beleefde
2nd person sing. (jij) beleeft, beleef2 beleefde
2nd person sing. (u) beleeft beleefde
2nd person sing. (gij) beleeft beleefde
3rd person singular beleeft beleefde
plural beleven beleefden
subjunctive sing.1 beleve beleefde
subjunctive plur.1 beleven beleefden
imperative sing. beleef
imperative plur.1 beleeft
participles belevend beleefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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