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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch besluiten (verb) and besluit (noun).
Verb
besluit (present besluit, present participle besluitende, past participle besluit)
- to decide
Noun
besluit (plural besluite)
- decision
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈslœy̯t/
- Hyphenation: be‧sluit
- Rhymes: -œy̯t
Etymology 1
Deverbal from besluiten.
Noun
besluit n (plural besluiten, diminutive besluitje n)
- decision (e.g. after consideration of alternatives)
- Ik heb dat besluit niet overhaast genomen. ― I did not make that decision too hastily.
- determination (to do or follow through with something)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
besluit
- inflection of besluiten:
- first/second/third-person singular present indicative
- imperative