bespringen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bespringen. Equivalent to be- +‎ springen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsprɪŋə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧sprin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

bespringen

  1. (transitive) to jump or pounce on

Inflection

Conjugation of bespringen (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive bespringen
past singular besprong
past participle besprongen
infinitive bespringen
gerund bespringen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bespring besprong
2nd person sing. (jij) bespringt, bespring2 besprong
2nd person sing. (u) bespringt besprong
2nd person sing. (gij) bespringt besprongt
3rd person singular bespringt besprong
plural bespringen besprongen
subjunctive sing.1 bespringe bespronge
subjunctive plur.1 bespringen besprongen
imperative sing. bespring
imperative plur.1 bespringt
participles bespringend besprongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

By surface analysis, be- +‎ springen.

Pronunciation

Verb

bespringen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present bespringt, past tense besprang, past participle besprungen, past subjunctive bespränge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, usually of animals) Synonym of begatten; to cover

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