ontzetten

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Dutch

Etymology

From ont- (“de-, away”) +‎ zetten (“to set, put”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzɛtə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧zet‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

ontzetten

  1. (transitive) to shock, to horrify
  2. (transitive) to discharge, to release from function or service
  3. (military, transitive) to relieve a town or fortress from a siege

Conjugation

Conjugation of ontzetten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzetten
past singular ontzette
past participle ontzet
infinitive ontzetten
gerund ontzetten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzet ontzette
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzet ontzette
2nd person sing. (u) ontzet ontzette
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzet ontzette
3rd person singular ontzet ontzette
plural ontzetten ontzetten
subjunctive sing.1 ontzette ontzette
subjunctive plur.1 ontzetten ontzetten
imperative sing. ontzet
imperative plur.1 ontzet
participles ontzettend ontzet
1) Archaic.

ontzettend

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