besef

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See also: bésef

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch beseffen.

Verb

besef (present besef, present participle beseffende, past participle besef)

  1. (transitive) to realise, to notice

Etymology 2

From Dutch besef.

Noun

besef (uncountable)

  1. awareness, realisation, sense

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsɛf/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧sef
  • Rhymes: -ɛf

Etymology 1

Deverbal from beseffen.

Noun

besef n (plural beseffen, diminutive besefje n)

  1. realisation, awareness, sense
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: besef
  • Papiamentu: besef

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

besef

  1. inflection of beseffen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative