wanhopen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wanhopen. Equivalent to wan- (“dis-”) +‎ hopen (“to hope”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnˌɦoː.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wan‧ho‧pen

Verb

wanhopen

  1. (intransitive) to despair, to lose hope
    Synonym: vertwijfelen

Conjugation

Conjugation of wanhopen (weak)
infinitive wanhopen
past singular wanhoopte
past participle gewanhoopt
infinitive wanhopen
gerund wanhopen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wanhoop wanhoopte
2nd person sing. (jij) wanhoopt, wanhoop2 wanhoopte
2nd person sing. (u) wanhoopt wanhoopte
2nd person sing. (gij) wanhoopt wanhoopte
3rd person singular wanhoopt wanhoopte
plural wanhopen wanhoopten
subjunctive sing.1 wanhope wanhoopte
subjunctive plur.1 wanhopen wanhoopten
imperative sing. wanhoop
imperative plur.1 wanhoopt
participles wanhopend gewanhoopt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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