ondervangen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ondervangen, ondervaen, from Old Dutch underfān, from Proto-West Germanic *undarfą̄han. Equivalent to onder- +‎ vangen. Cognate to German unterfangen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔn.dərˈvɑŋə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑŋən

Verb

ondervangen

  1. (transitive) to forestall, to prevent
  2. (transitive) to intercept

Conjugation

Conjugation of ondervangen (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive ondervangen
past singular onderving
past participle ondervangen
infinitive ondervangen
gerund ondervangen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ondervang onderving
2nd person sing. (jij) ondervangt, ondervang2 onderving
2nd person sing. (u) ondervangt onderving
2nd person sing. (gij) ondervangt ondervingt
3rd person singular ondervangt onderving
plural ondervangen ondervingen
subjunctive sing.1 ondervange ondervinge
subjunctive plur.1 ondervangen ondervingen
imperative sing. ondervang
imperative plur.1 ondervangt
participles ondervangend ondervangen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.