vereenzamen

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Dutch

Etymology

From eenzaam +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛrˈeːnˌzaː.mə(n)/, /vərˈeːnˌzaː.mə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧een‧za‧men

Verb

vereenzamen

  1. (intransitive) to become lonely
    Oudere mensen kunnen zich na verloop van tijd vereenzamen als ze weinig sociale contacten hebben.
    Elderly people can become lonely over time if they have few social contacts.
    Na zijn scheiding begon hij zich steeds meer te vereenzamen.
    After his divorce, he started becoming lonely more and more.
    Door zijn drukke werkschema begon hij zich te vereenzamen, omdat hij weinig tijd had voor sociale interactie.
    Due to his busy work schedule, he began becoming lonely as he had little time for social interaction.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vereenzamen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive vereenzamen
past singular vereenzaamde
past participle vereenzaamd
infinitive vereenzamen
gerund vereenzamen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular vereenzaam vereenzaamde
2nd person sing. (jij) vereenzaamt, vereenzaam2 vereenzaamde
2nd person sing. (u) vereenzaamt vereenzaamde
2nd person sing. (gij) vereenzaamt vereenzaamde
3rd person singular vereenzaamt vereenzaamde
plural vereenzamen vereenzaamden
subjunctive sing.1 vereenzame vereenzaamde
subjunctive plur.1 vereenzamen vereenzaamden
imperative sing. vereenzaam
imperative plur.1 vereenzaamt
participles vereenzamend vereenzaamd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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