zwichten

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch swichten. Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *swībaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzʋɪx.tə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: zwich‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɪxtən

Verb

zwichten

  1. to yield
    Vecht als een man, of geef je over en zwicht! (Team Rocket motto)
    Fight like a man, or surrender and yield!

Conjugation

Conjugation of zwichten (weak)
infinitive zwichten
past singular zwichtte
past participle gezwicht
infinitive zwichten
gerund zwichten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular zwicht zwichtte
2nd person sing. (jij) zwicht zwichtte
2nd person sing. (u) zwicht zwichtte
2nd person sing. (gij) zwicht zwichtte
3rd person singular zwicht zwichtte
plural zwichten zwichtten
subjunctive sing.1 zwichte zwichtte
subjunctive plur.1 zwichten zwichtten
imperative sing. zwicht
imperative plur.1 zwicht
participles zwichtend gezwicht
1) Archaic.

Synonyms