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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch opnēmen. Equivalent to op + nemen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔpˌneː.mə(n)/
- Hyphenation: op‧ne‧men
Verb
opnemen
- (transitive) to pick up, to raise
Ze nam het glas op en sloeg het achterover.- She raised the glass and downed it.
- (transitive, intransitive) to pick up or answer (the phone or horn)
Wie gaat de telefoon opnemen?- Who is going to answer/pick up the phone.
Hij nam niet op.- He didn't answer the phone.
- (transitive) to take in, to admit, to reserve a spot for
Het was aanvankelijk de bedoeling dat hij in onze maatschap zou worden opgenomen.- We initially intended for him to join (literally: be taken onboard) our partnership.
- (transitive) to record
De jazzband wil een nieuw album opnemen.- The jazz band want to record a new album.
- (transitive) to snap (a photo), shoot (a film)
Ze nam een foto van de zonsondergang op.- She snapped a photo of the sunset.
- (transitive) to eyeball, to look at
Hij nam haar van top tot teen op.- He eyeballed her from head to toe.
- (transitive) to observe or measure (result)
- de temperatuur opnemen
- to measure the temperature
- (transitive) to begin, to initiate
- contact opnemen met iemand
- to initiate contact with someone
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