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Dutch
Etymology
From be- + lust. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Onverbiddelijk en genadeloos stapten de eenden nader, zeer belust op brood.
Unrelenting and mercilessly the ducks stepped closer, deeply craving for bread.
Usage notes
Instead of op, om can be used when the argument is an infinitive.
In older texts the prepositions tot, naar or a complement genitive may be used in the same meaning as the preposition op that is used in modern language. These old usages are now obsolete.