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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch verslaan.
Pronunciation
Verb
verslaan (present verslaan, present participle verslaande, past participle verslaan)
- to defeat
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch verslaen. Equivalent to ver- + slaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛrˈslaːn/, /vərˈslaːn/
- Hyphenation: ver‧slaan
- Rhymes: -aːn
Verb
verslaan
- (transitive) to defeat
Het team wist hun tegenstanders te verslaan in de finale.- The team managed to defeat their opponents in the final.
- (transitive) to report on, cover
De journalist ging ter plaatse om live te verslaan wat er gebeurde.- The journalist went to the scene to report on what was happening live.
Hij verslaat alle belangrijke gebeurtenissen in zijn dagboek.- He reports on all the important events in his diary.
De verslaggever zal de wedstrijd vanavond op televisie verslaan- The reporter will cover the match on television tonight.
- (transitive, dated, dialectal) to destroy, to fell
- (transitive, dated, dialectal) to beat to death; to kill
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