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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch laveren (“to tack”), from older loveren, ultimately from Middle Dutch loef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlaːˈveː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: la‧ve‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
laveren
- (nautical, intransitive, transitive) to tack, to beat up (to manoeuvre by turning a sailing vessel's bow through the wind; to zigzag against the wind when sailing)
- Synonyms: opkruisen, opwerken
- (figurative, intransitive) to manoeuvre carefully in order to ride something out, to zigzag, to navigate with care
- (figurative, intransitive) to walk with a swaying zigzag, usually unsteadily and aimlessly, especially when drunk
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