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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɪx.tɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: rich‧ting
Etymology 1
From richten + -ing.
Noun
richting f (plural richtingen, diminutive richtinkje n)
- direction
- Synonym: kant
- (formal) movement, tendency
- Synonyms: beweging, stroming
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: jurusan (semantic loan)
Etymology 2
Short for in de richting van.
Preposition
richting
- in the direction of
- 2022-06-22, editorial team, “Druk op de wegen richting Den Haag”, AD:
Vanwege het boerenprotest had Rijkswaterstaat de A12 bij knooppunt Prins Clausplein richting Den Haag enige tijd afgesloten.- Because of the farmers' protest, Rijkswaterstaat had closed the A12 at the Prins Clausplein junction in the direction of The Hague for some time.
- (figurative) to, towards
Met deze actie - een kopie van de presentatiefoto van het nieuwe kabinet Rutte IV op het bordes met koning Willem-Alexander - willen Roosendaalse ondernemer[s] een signaal afgeven richting Den Haag.- With this action - a copy of the presentation photo of the new Rutte IV cabinet on the steps with King Willem-Alexander - Roosendaal entrepreneurs want to send a signal to The Hague.