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A
45 entries
- aanbiedento offer
- aandoento put on (clothes); to do (something) to someone
- aangevento report; to indicate; to declare; to pass (hand over)
- aanklagento sue; to charge (with a crime)
- aankomento arrive
- aanlerento learn (something)
- aannemento accept (something)
- aanpakkento tackle
- aanpassento adjust, to adapt
- aanradento recommend
- aanrakento touch
- aanrichtento cause (damage)
- aansprekento address / call someone
- aanvaardento accept
- aanvallento attack
- aanwervento hire, to recruit
- aanzettento switch on
- achterhalento find out; to trace
- achterlatento leave behind
- achtervolgento chase
- activerento activate
- ademento breathe
- adviserento advise
- afbetalento pay off, to pay in installments
- afblazento blow off (something)
- afdrogento dry off
- afgevento drop off
- afhalento pick up; collect (including takeout)
- afhandelento handle to completion; to settle
- afkoelento cool down
- afkomento come over; turn up (Belgian informal)
- afleidento distract; to deduce
- afmakento finish
- afprintento print out (Belgium)
- afradento advise against
- afslaanto turn (onto another road)
- afsluitento close off; to lock; to shut off; to take out (insurance, a loan)
- afsprekento agree, to arrange to meet
- afstuderento graduate
- afwassento do the dishes
- afwijzento reject; to turn down
- afzeggento cancel
- ambeterento annoy; pester (Belgian informal)
- antwoordento answer
- arresterento arrest
B
96 entries
- babbelento chat / make conversation
- babysittento babysit
- bakkento bake, to fry
- balento be bummed out; to be fed up
- barstento burst; to crack
- beantwoordento answer (something)
- bedankento thank
- bedekkento cover
- bedenkento think up
- bedervento spoil (something)
- bedienento serve; to operate
- bedoelento mean, to intend
- bedreigento threaten (someone)
- beëindigento end; to terminate
- begaanto commit (a mistake or offense)
- begeleidento accompany; to guide
- beginnento start; begin
- begravento bury
- begrijpento understand
- behandelento treat; to handle
- beheersento control; to master
- behorento belong
- beïnvloedento influence
- bekennento confess
- bekijkento look at; to view
- belandento end up
- belazerento con; to cheat
- beledigento insult
- beleggento invest
- bellento call
- belovento promise
- benaderento approach (a person or problem); to contact
- bepalento determine; to decide
- beperkento limit
- bereidento prepare (food)
- bereikento reach, to achieve
- berovento rob
- beschadigento damage
- beschermento protect
- beschouwento regard (as); to consider (as)
- beschrijvento describe
- beschuldigento accuse
- beseffento realize
- beslissento decide
- besmettento infect
- besparento save (something)
- besprekento discuss
- bestaanto exist
- bestedento spend (something)
- bestellento order
- bestuderento study closely; to examine
- besturento steer; to drive; to govern
- betalento pay
- betekenento mean, signify
- betrappento catch (in the act)
- bevallento give birth
- bevattento contain
- beveiligento secure
- bevestigento confirm; to attach
- bevrijdento free; to liberate
- bewakento guard
- bewarento keep, store
- bewegento move
- bewerento claim
- bewerkento edit; to work on
- bewijzento prove
- bezettento occupy
- bezittento own, possess
- bezoekento visit
- bezorgento deliver; to cause, give (trouble or worry)
- biddento pray
- biedento offer (something)
- bijtento bite
- bijvullento refill; top up
- bindento tie; to bind
- binnengaanto enter, go in
- binnenkomento come in
- bissento repeat a school year
- blaffento bark
- blazento blow
- blijkento turn out; to appear
- blijvento stay, to remain
- bloedento bleed
- blokkento cram for exams (Belgian Dutch)
- blokkerento block
- boeiento fascinate; to handcuff
- boekento book
- boetento atone; to pay for wrongdoing
- bouwento build
- bradento roast
- brandento burn; be on fire
- brekento break
- brengento bring
- buigento bend; bow
- buitenzettento put (something) outside
- buizento fail an exam
C
5 entries
D
37 entries
- dalento descend; to fall
- dansento dance
- datento date (go out with)
- deelnemento take part
- dekkento cover (costs, a risk); to set (the table)
- delento share
- denkento think
- dichtdoento close
- dichtvriezento freeze over
- dienento serve
- dodento kill
- doento do
- doodschietento shoot dead
- dooiento thaw
- doomscrollento doomscroll
- doorbrekento break (a pattern)
- doorbrengento spend (time)
- doorgaanto take place, to go ahead
- doorgevento pass on
- doorlopento keep walking; to continue on
- doorstaanto endure; to withstand
- doorverbindento put through
- doorzoekento search (through)
- douchento shower
- downloadento download
- draaiento turn, to spin
- dragento carry
- dreigento threaten (to do something); to be in danger of
- drijvento float; to drive (along)
- drinkento drink
- dromento dream
- droogmakento dry; make dry
- durento last (have a duration)
- durvento dare
- duwento push
- dweilento mop
- dwingento force
E
4 entries
F
5 entries
G
20 entries
- gaanto go
- garanderento guarantee
- gebeurento happen
- gebruikento use
- geldento apply; to be valid
- gelovento believe
- genezento heal; to cure
- genietento enjoy
- gerakento get somewhere; get into a state (Belgium)
- gerievento help; serve a customer (Belgium)
- gevento give
- ghostento ghost (someone)
- gietento pour
- gillento shriek; to scream (high pitched)
- goedmakento make up for (something)
- gokkento gamble; to guess
- gooiento throw
- grijpento grab; to seize
- groeiento grow
- groetento greet
H
19 entries
- hackento hack
- hakkento chop
- halento fetch; to get
- handelento act; to trade
- hangento hang
- hardlopento go running
- hatento hate
- hebbento have
- helpento help
- herhalento repeat
- herkennento recognize
- herstartento restart
- herstellento recover, heal
- hetento be called; to have a name
- hoestento cough
- hoevento need to (in negatives)
- hopento hope
- horento hear
- houdento keep
I
13 entries
- identificerento identify
- inbrekento break in
- incheckento check in
- inhurento hire (for a specific job or period); to bring in
- inloggento log in
- innemento take (medicine); to capture
- inpakkento pack, to wrap
- insprekento leave a voice message
- instappento board, to get on
- interesserento interest
- intrekkento move in
- invriezento freeze
- invullento fill out; to complete
J
2 entries
K
28 entries
- kalmerento calm down
- kennento know; to be familiar with
- kennismakento get acquainted
- kerento turn around; to turn over
- kiezento choose
- kijkento look, to watch
- klaarmakento prepare
- klagento complain
- klappento talk; to chat (Belgium)
- kletsento chat; to chatter
- klimmento climb
- kloppento whisk; to knock; to be correct
- knikkento nod (in greeting)
- knipogento wink
- knippento cut (with scissors)
- knuffelento hug; to cuddle
- kokento cook, to boil
- komento come
- kopento buy
- krakento crack; to creak; to squat (in a building)
- krijgento get, obtain
- kruidento season
- kruipento crawl
- kuisento clean (Belgium)
- kunnento be able to, can
- kussento kiss
- kwetsento hurt (someone's feelings); to injure (Belgium)
- kwijtrakento lose (misplace); to get rid of
L
27 entries
- lachento laugh
- ladento load; to charge
- langskomento drop by
- latento let, to have something done
- leegmakento empty
- leggento lay; to put (flat)
- leidento lead
- lekkento leak
- lenento borrow; to lend
- lerento learn
- lettento pay attention
- levento live; to be alive
- leverento deliver; to supply
- lezento read
- liegento lie, tell a lie
- liggento lie, to be lying
- lijdento suffer
- lijkento seem
- likento like (a post)
- logerento stay over, lodge (at someone's place)
- lokkento lure
- lopento run; to walk or go on foot in some contexts
- loslatento let go
- lossento unload; to fire (a shot)
- luisterento listen
- lukkento succeed; to work out
- lunchento have lunch
M
21 entries
- makento make
- mankerento be wrong with; to be missing
- martelento torture
- matchento match
- meebrengento bring along
- meedoento join in
- meegaanto go along; to come along
- meekomento come along; to keep up
- meemakento experience; to go through
- meenemento take along
- meevallento turn out better than expected
- menento mean (it); to think
- mengento mix
- merkento notice
- metento measure
- miauwento meow
- mislukkento fail; go wrong
- missento miss (someone)
- moetento have to, must
- mogento be allowed to, may
- moordento commit murder
N
8 entries
O
73 entries
- oefenento practice
- omboekenrebook / change booking
- omdraaiento turn (something) over or around
- omgaanto deal with; to associate with (with met)
- omkerento turn around, to go back
- omkomento die; to perish
- onderbrekento interrupt
- onderhandelento negotiate
- ondernemento undertake (something)
- onderschattento underestimate
- ondervragento interrogate
- onderzoekento investigate; to examine
- ontbijtento have breakfast
- ontbrekento be missing; to lack
- ontdekkento discover
- onthoudento remember; to retain in memory
- onthullento reveal
- ontkennento deny
- ontmoetento meet
- ontploffento explode
- ontslaanto fire, to dismiss
- ontsnappento escape
- ontstaanto arise; to come into being
- ontvangento receive
- ontvoerento kidnap
- ontwaardento validate (a ticket)
- ontwerpento design
- ontwikkelento develop
- onwerento thunder, to have a thunderstorm
- opbellento call; to phone
- opblazento blow up; to inflate
- opdagento show up
- opendoento open
- openento open
- opererento operate
- opetento eat (something) up
- opgevento give up; to state
- opgroeiento grow up
- ophalento pick up; to collect
- ophangento hang up
- ophoudento stop
- opklarento clear up (sky)
- opkuisento clean up; tidy away (Belgium)
- opladento charge (a device)
- oplettento pay attention
- oplossento solve
- opmerkento notice
- opnemento pick up, to record
- oppakkento pick up; to arrest
- oppassento be careful, to watch out; to look after
- oprakento run out; be used up
- opruimento tidy up
- opscheppento dish up, to serve
- opschietento hurry up
- opsluitento lock up
- opsporento track down
- opstaanto get up
- opvallento stand out; to be noticed
- opvoedento raise; to bring up
- opwarmento reheat, to warm up
- opzoekento look up; to visit
- organiserento organize
- overgevento vomit
- overkomento happen to; to come across (as)
- overleggento confer, to discuss
- overlevento survive
- overnachtento stay overnight, spend the night
- overnemento take (something) over
- overschrijdento exceed (a limit)
- overstappento transfer; change trains or buses
- overstekento cross (the street)
- overtuigento convince
- overwegento consider
P
14 entries
R
27 entries
- radento guess
- rakento hit; to touch; to become
- reagerento react; to respond
- recyclerento recycle (Belgian Dutch verb; NL Dutch: recyclen)
- reddento save; to rescue; to manage
- regelento arrange, to sort out
- regenento rain
- reizento travel
- rekenento calculate; to do arithmetic
- relaxento relax
- rennento run
- reparerento repair
- reserverento reserve; book
- richtento aim; to direct
- rijdento drive, to ride
- rillento shiver
- riskerento risk
- roddelento gossip
- roepento call out, to shout
- roerento stir
- rouwento mourn
- ruikento smell
- ruilento exchange (an item)
- ruimento clear away
- rukkento yank; to jerk
- runnento run (a business)
- rustento rest
S
57 entries
- sakkerento grumble; swear (Belgian informal)
- samenwerkento work together
- samenwonento live together; cohabit
- scheidento get divorced
- schelento matter; to differ
- schenkento pour (a drink)
- scheppento create; to scoop
- schetsento sketch (something)
- scheurento tear
- schietento shoot
- schijnento shine; to seem
- schilderento paint; painting
- schoppento kick
- schreeuwento scream, to shout
- schrijvento write
- schuddento shake
- schuivento slide; to shove
- scorento score
- slaanto hit (something)
- slagento succeed; to pass (an exam)
- slapento sleep
- slepento drag; to tow
- slikkento swallow
- sluitento close
- smakento taste (have a flavor)
- smekento beg
- smeltento melt
- smerento spread, to grease
- snappento understand; to get
- snijdento cut, to slice
- solliciterento apply for a job
- sparento save (money)
- spelento play
- sportento exercise; to play sports
- sprekento speak
- springento jump
- staanto stand
- stappento walk (Belgium)
- starento stare
- startento start
- stekento stab; to sting; to stick
- stelento steal
- stellento put (something)
- stemmento vote; to tune
- stervento die
- stikkento suffocate; to choke
- stinkento stink
- stoefento brag; show off (Belgian informal)
- stofzuigento vacuum
- stoppento stop
- storento disturb; to bother
- stortento deposit, to pay into an account
- straffento punish
- strijkento iron
- studerento study
- sturento send
- swipento swipe
T
27 entries
- tegenhoudento hold back; to stop (someone or something)
- tegenvallento be disappointing
- tekenento draw; to sign
- telewerkento work remotely
- tellento count
- terugbellento call back
- terugbetalento pay someone back
- terugbrengento bring back; to return
- teruggaanto go back; to date back (to)
- teruggevento give back / return
- terugkerento go back, return
- terugkomento come back
- terugtrekkento withdraw; to pull back
- testento test
- toebehorento belong to (be owned by)
- toegevento admit; to give in
- toestaanto allow
- toevoegento add
- tonento show (something)
- tracerento trace
- trainento train
- tredento step
- treffento meet; to hit; to strike
- trekkento pull
- troostento comfort
- trouwento get married
- twijfelento doubt, to hesitate
U
25 entries
- uitcheckento check out
- uitgaanto go out
- uitgevento spend (money)
- uitkijkento watch out
- uitkomento suit; to turn out
- uitlatento take (a dog) out
- uitleggento explain
- uitlenento lend (something)
- uitloggento log out
- uitmakento end (a relationship)
- uitnodigento invite
- uitpakkento unpack (something)
- uitproberento try out
- uitrekkento stretch
- uitrustento rest
- uitschakelento switch off; to disable; to knock out (of a competition)
- uitstappento get off
- uitstellento postpone / delay
- uitvoerento carry out; to perform
- uitwisselento exchange (something)
- uitzettento switch off
- uitziento look (appear); to look forward to
- uitzoekento figure out; to investigate; to select
- updatento update (software)
- uploadento upload
V
114 entries
- vallento fall
- vangento catch
- varento sail
- vasthoudento hold
- vechtento fight
- veranderento change
- verbannento banish; to ban (from a place)
- verbazento amaze; to surprise
- verbergento hide
- verbeterento improve
- verblijvento stay
- verbrandento burn
- verdedigento defend
- verdelento divide, to share out
- verdienento earn
- verdommento flatly refuse (rude)
- verdrinkento drown
- verdwijnento disappear
- vereisento require
- verenigento unite
- vergelijkento compare
- vergetento forget
- vergevento forgive
- vergiftigento poison
- verheffento raise (something)
- verhogento increase (something)
- verhuizento move (relocate)
- verkiezento prefer
- verklarento explain; to declare
- verknallento screw up; to blow
- verkopento sell
- verkrachtento rape
- verlangento long for; to require
- verlatento leave; to abandon; deserted
- verleidento seduce; to tempt
- verliezento lose
- verlopento expire; to proceed
- vermakento amuse; to entertain
- vermeldento mention
- vermijdento avoid
- verminderento reduce
- vermoedento suspect; to suppose
- vermoordento murder; to kill
- vernederento humiliate
- vernielento wreck; to vandalize
- vernietigento destroy
- veronderstellento suppose
- veroordelento sentence; to condemn
- veroorzakento cause
- verpestento ruin; to spoil
- verplaatsento move (something), to shift; to reschedule
- verplichtento oblige
- verradento betray
- verrottento rot
- verschietento be startled; get a fright (Belgium)
- verschijnento appear (show up); to be published
- versierento hit on (someone)
- verslaanto defeat; to beat
- verspillento waste (something)
- verspreidento spread
- verstaanto understand; to hear clearly
- verstorento disturb; to disrupt
- versturento send; dispatch
- vertalento translate
- vertegenwoordigento represent
- vertellento tell
- vertonento show; to display
- vertragento delay; to slow down
- vertrekkento leave
- vertrouwento trust
- vervangento replace
- vervloekento curse (put a curse on); to damn
- vervoerento transport
- vervolgento prosecute; to persecute; to continue
- vervuilento pollute
- verwachtento expect
- verwarmento heat; to warm up
- verwerkento process; to deal with
- verwijderento remove
- verwittigento notify; to let someone know; to warn (Belgian Dutch)
- verwoestento devastate
- verzamelento collect, gather
- verzekerento assure; to insure
- verzettento reschedule
- verzinnento make up; to invent
- verzorgento care for; to look after
- videobellento video call
- vierento celebrate
- vindento find
- vissento fish
- vliegento fly
- voedento feed
- voegento add; to join
- voelento feel
- voerento feed (an animal)
- volgento follow
- volhoudento persevere; to maintain
- voorafgaanto precede
- voorbereidento prepare
- voorkomento prevent; to occur
- voorlezento read aloud; read to someone
- voorspellento predict
- voorstellento suggest, to propose
- voortdoento continue; carry on (Belgium)
- voorziento provide; to foresee
- vormento form; to shape
- vragento ask
- vreemdgaanto cheat (be unfaithful)
- vriezento freeze (weather, e.g. het vriest)
- vrijento make love
- vrijlatento release; to set free
- vrijmakento free up (something)
- vullento fill
- vurento fire (a weapon)
W
26 entries
- waarschuwento warn
- wachtento wait
- wagento risk (something)
- wandelento go for a walk
- weddento bet
- weggaanto leave
- weghalento take away; to remove
- wegkomento get away
- weglatento leave (something) out
- weglopento walk away; to run away
- wegwezento get out; to leave (informal)
- weigerento refuse
- wekkento wake (someone); to arouse (interest, suspicion)
- wenento cry, to weep
- wennento get used to
- wensento wish
- werkento work
- wetento know
- wijzento point; to show
- willento want
- winnento win
- wisselento exchange (something)
- wissento erase; to delete; to wipe
- wonento live, to reside
- wordento become, to get
- wurgento strangle
Z
46 entries
- zagento complain; to nag (Belgian informal)
- zegenento bless
- zeggento say
- zettento put; to place
- zeverento talk nonsense; to ramble (Belgian informal)
- zich aankledento get dressed
- zich afvragento wonder
- zich amuserento enjoy oneself; have fun (Belgium)
- zich bedenkento change one's mind
- zich bemoeiento interfere; to meddle
- zich bevindento be located
- zich concentrerento concentrate
- zich ergerento be annoyed
- zich excuserento apologize
- zich gedragento behave
- zich haastento hurry
- zich herinnerento remember; to recall a past experience
- zich inschrijvento register, to sign up
- zich kledento get dressed; to dress
- zich meldento report (in); to check in
- zich moeiento meddle
- zich realiserento realize
- zich schamento be ashamed
- zich scherento shave
- zich vergissento be mistaken
- zich verheugento look forward to
- zich verlovento get engaged
- zich veroorlovento afford; to allow oneself
- zich vervelento be bored
- zich voorstellento introduce oneself; to imagine
- zich voortmakento hurry up
- zich wassento wash oneself
- ziento see
- zijnto be
- zingento sing
- zittento sit
- zoekento search
- zorgento care
- zuigento suck
- zullenshall, will
- zwaaiento wave (hand)
- zwartmakento defame (someone)
- zwemmento swim
- zwerento swear (promise solemnly); to take an oath
- zwetento sweat
- zwijgento be silent