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A
47 entries
- aanbiedento offer
- aandoento put on (clothes); turn on (a light); do to (someone)
- aangevento hand; to report; to indicate
- aanhoudento arrest; to keep on
- aanklagento sue; to charge (with a crime)
- aankomento arrive
- aannemento assume; accept
- aanpakkento tackle; address
- aanpassento adjust; adapt
- aanradento recommend
- aanrakento touch
- aanrichtento cause
- aansluitento connect; to join
- aansprekento address / call someone
- aanvaardento accept
- aanvallento attack
- aanzettento switch on
- achterlatento leave behind
- achtervolgento chase; pursue
- activerento activate
- ademento breathe
- adopterento adopt
- adviserento advise
- afdrogento dry off; dry
- afdrukkento print
- afgevento drop off
- afhalento pick up; collect (including takeout)
- afhandelento handle to completion; to settle
- afkoelento cool down
- afleggento give (an account); to take off
- afleidento distract; to deduce
- aflerento unlearn
- aflopento end, be over; to expire; to turn out (end up)
- afmakento finish; complete
- afnemento take away; to decrease
- afpakkento take (something) from someone; to snatch
- afradento advise against
- afslaanto turn (onto another road)
- afsprekento agree; arrange to meet
- afstuderento graduate
- aftrekkento subtract
- afwassento do the dishes
- afwijzento reject; turn down
- afzettento drop off; to turn off; to rip off
- annulerento cancel
- antwoordento answer; reply
- arresterento arrest
B
77 entries
- bakkento bake; to fry
- balento be annoyed; to be disappointed
- baserento base
- beantwoordento answer
- bedankento thank
- bedekkento cover (put something over)
- bedenkento think up; devise
- bedoelento mean; intend
- bedriegento cheat; deceive
- beëindigento end; terminate
- begeleidento accompany; guide
- beginnento start; begin
- begravento bury
- begrijpento understand
- begroetento greet
- behandelento treat; handle
- beheersento control; master
- behorento belong; be part of
- behoudento keep; preserve
- beïnvloedento influence
- bekennento confess
- bekijkento look at
- belandento end up; land
- belazerento con; to cheat (someone)
- beledigento insult
- bellento call; phone
- belovento promise
- benaderento approach (a person or problem); contact
- bereikento reach, to achieve
- berovento rob
- beschadigento damage
- beschouwento regard (as); consider (as)
- beschrijvento describe
- beseffento realize
- beslissento decide
- besparento save
- besprekento discuss
- bestaanto exist
- bestedento spend; to devote
- bestuderento study; examine
- besturento steer; drive; to govern
- betalento pay
- betekenento mean; signify
- betrappento catch (in the act)
- bevallento give birth
- bevattento contain
- bevelento order; command
- bevrijdento free; liberate
- bewakento guard
- bewarento keep; store
- bewegento move
- bewerento claim; assert
- bewerkento edit; work on
- bewijzento prove
- bezettento occupy
- bezittento own; possess
- biddento pray
- bijtento bite
- bijvullento refill; top up
- bindento tie; bind
- binnengaanto enter; go in
- binnenkomento come in; enter
- blazento blow
- blijkento turn out; prove to be
- blijvento stay; remain
- bloedento bleed
- blokkerento block (someone or something online)
- boeiento fascinate; to handcuff
- boekento record; to book
- boksento box; boxing
- bouwento build
- bradento roast; to fry (meat)
- brandento burn; be burning
- brekento break
- brengento bring
- buigento bend; bow
- buitenzettento put outside
C
2 entries
D
34 entries
- dansento dance
- datento date (go out with)
- deelnemento take part
- dekkento cover; to set (the table)
- delento share; divide
- denkento think
- dichtdoento close; shut
- dichtvriezento freeze over
- dienento serve (a purpose, a person or a country); (formal) must
- dodento kill
- doento do
- doodgaanto die (everyday)
- doodschietento shoot dead
- doorbrengento spend time
- doorgaanto continue; go on
- doorgevento pass on
- doorlopento keep walking; to continue on
- doorverbindento put through; transfer a call
- doorzoekento search (through)
- douchento shower
- draaiento turn; spin
- dragento carry; wear
- dreigento threaten
- drijvento float; to drive (cattle)
- dringento push (in a crowd); to jostle; to be pressing
- drinkento drink
- dromento dream
- droogmakento dry; make dry
- duikento dive
- durento last; take (a length of time)
- durvento dare
- duwento push
- dweilento mop
- dwingento force
E
5 entries
F
6 entries
G
16 entries
- gaanto go
- garanderento guarantee
- gebeurento happen
- gebruikento use
- gelovento believe
- genezento heal; recover; cure
- genietento enjoy
- gevento give
- ghostento ghost someone
- gietento pour (a liquid)
- goedmakento make amends
- gokkento gamble; to guess
- gooiento throw
- grijpento seize
- groeiento grow
- groetento greet; send regards
H
21 entries
- hackento hack
- hakkento chop
- halento get; to fetch
- halverento halve
- handelento act; to trade
- hangento hang; be hanging
- hardlopento go running; run
- hatento hate
- hebbento have
- heersento rule; to prevail
- helpento help
- herhalento repeat
- herinnerento remember; remind
- herkennento recognize
- herstellento recover, heal
- hetento be called; have a name
- hoevento need to (usually negative)
- hopento hope
- horento hear
- houdento hold; to keep
- huilento cry
I
16 entries
- identificerento identify
- inbrekento break in
- incheckento check in
- informerento inform; to inquire
- inhoudento hold back; to involve, mean
- inhurento hire (for a job or a set period); to bring in
- inlichtento notify; to fill (someone) in
- inpakkento pack; wrap
- insprekento leave a voice message; to record speech
- instappento board; to get on
- instemmento agree; consent
- interesserento interest
- intrekkento move in
- investerento invest
- invriezento freeze (food)
- invullento fill out; to complete
J
1 entries
K
28 entries
- kalmerento calm down
- kennento know; be acquainted with
- kennismakento get acquainted
- kiezento choose
- kijkento look; watch
- klaarmakento prepare; get ready
- klagento complain
- klappento clap; to burst
- kletsento chat / make conversation
- klikkento click
- klimmento climb
- kloppento whisk; to knock; to be correct
- knikkento nod (in greeting)
- knipogento wink
- knoeiento make a mess; spill; tamper (with)
- knuffelento hug; to cuddle
- kokento cook; to boil
- komento come; arrive
- kopento buy
- krabbento scratch
- krakento crack; to creak; to squat
- krijgento get; receive
- kruidento season
- kruipento crawl
- kunnencan; be able to
- kussento kiss
- kwetsento hurt (feelings)
- kwijtrakento lose (misplace); to get rid of
L
21 entries
- lachento laugh
- ladento load; to charge
- lancerento launch
- langskomento drop by; come by
- latento let; have something done
- legento empty
- lekkento leak
- lenento borrow; to lend
- lerento learn
- levento live; to be alive
- lezento read
- liegento lie; tell a lie
- liggento lie; be lying
- lijkento seem
- likento like (on social media)
- likkento lick
- lokkento lure
- lopento walk; run (of a machine)
- loslatento let go; release
- luisterento listen
- lunchento have lunch
M
22 entries
- makento make; create
- manipulerento manipulate
- mankerento be wrong with
- martelento torture
- matchento match
- mediterento meditate
- meebrengento bring along
- meedoento join in; take part
- meegaanto go along; come along
- meekomento come along
- meemakento experience; go through
- meenemento take along
- meevallento turn out better than expected
- meewerkento cooperate
- menento mean; believe
- mengento mix
- merkento notice
- misbruikento abuse; misuse
- missento miss (someone)
- moetenmust; have to
- mogenmay; be allowed to
- moordento commit murder
N
12 entries
O
77 entries
- oefenento practice; rehearse
- omboekento rebook; to change a booking
- omdraaiento turn (something) over or around
- omgaanto deal with; to associate with (with met)
- omkerento turn around; to go back
- omkomento die (in an accident or disaster); perish; be killed
- onderbrekento interrupt
- onderhandelento negotiate
- onderhoudento maintain; to support
- onderschattento underestimate
- ondertekenento sign
- onderzoekento investigate; examine
- ontbijtento have breakfast
- ontbrekento be missing; lack
- ontdekkento discover; find out
- onthoudento remember; retain
- onthullento reveal
- ontkennento deny
- ontmoetento meet
- ontploffento explode
- ontslaanto dismiss; fire (an employee)
- ontsnappento escape
- ontstaanto arise; come into being
- ontvangento receive
- ontvoerento kidnap
- ontwerpento design
- ontwikkelento develop
- opbellento call; phone
- opblazento blow up
- opdagento show up
- opendoento open
- openento open
- opererento operate (on a patient); to perform surgery
- opetento eat up
- opgroeiento grow up
- ophalento pick up / collect
- ophangento hang up
- ophoudento stop; cease
- opklarento clear up
- opkomento come up; to stand up for (with voor)
- oplettento pay attention; watch out
- opleverento yield; produce; deliver (finished work)
- oplossento solve; resolve
- opmerkento notice; remark
- opnemento answer a call; to record
- oppakkento pick up; to arrest
- oppassento babysit; look after
- oppikkento pick up (informal); pick up on
- oprakento run out; be used up
- opruimento tidy up; put away
- opscheppento dish up; to serve
- opschietento hurry up; make progress
- opschrijvento write down
- opsluitento lock up
- opsporento track down
- opstaanto get up; stand up
- opstekento put up; to raise
- opstellento draw up; to line up
- optellento add up
- opvallento stand out; be noticed
- opvoedento raise; bring up
- opwarmento reheat; to warm up
- opzoekento look up; visit
- organiserento organize; arrange
- overdrijvento exaggerate
- overgevento vomit
- overhalento persuade; to pull (a trigger)
- overhellento lean
- overleggento consult; discuss together
- overlevento survive
- overnemento take over
- overstappento transfer; to change trains
- overstekento cross (a street)
- overtuigento convince
- overvallento rob; raid
- overwegento consider
- overwinnento overcome; conquer
P
16 entries
- parkerento park (a vehicle)
- passento try on
- passerento pass; go past
- pijpento give a blow job (vulgar)
- pikkento steal (informal); to peck
- pissento piss (vulgar)
- plaatsento place
- plaatsvindento take place
- plannento plan; schedule
- plegento commit (an offense)
- poetsento polish; brush (teeth)
- pratento talk
- presenterento present
- proberento try
- proevento taste; sample
- protesterento protest
R
28 entries
- radento guess
- rakento become
- rapporterento report
- regelento arrange; to sort out
- regenento rain
- registrerento register
- reizento travel
- rekenento count; to calculate
- rennento run
- reparerento fix; repair
- reserverento reserve; book
- respecterento respect
- richtento aim; direct
- rijdento drive; ride
- rillento shiver
- riskerento risk
- roddelento gossip
- roepento call out; shout
- roerento stir
- rondlopento walk around
- rouwento grieve; mourn
- ruikento smell
- ruilento exchange (an item)
- ruïnerento ruin
- rukkento yank; jerk
- runnento run (a business)
- rustento rest
- ruziënto argue; quarrel
S
59 entries
- samenwerkento work together; collaborate
- samenwonento live together; to cohabit
- schakelento switch; to shift gears
- scheidento get divorced
- schelento matter; make a difference
- schendento violate
- schenkento pour (a drink)
- schetsento sketch
- scheurento tear; rip
- schijnento seem
- schilderento paint; painting
- schoonmakento clean
- schoppento kick
- schreeuwento scream; shout
- schrijvento write
- schrikkento be startled; to get scared
- schuddento shake
- schuivento slide; to push along a surface
- scorento score
- slaanto hit; beat; strike
- slachtento slaughter
- slapento sleep
- slepento drag; tow
- slikkento swallow
- sluitento close; shut
- smakento taste (have a flavor)
- smekento beg
- smeltento melt
- smerento spread; to grease
- smokkelento smuggle
- snappento understand; to get (informal)
- snijdento cut; to slice
- solliciterento apply for a job
- sparento save (money)
- spelento play
- sportento exercise; play sports
- sprekento speak
- springento jump
- staanto stand; be standing
- starento stare
- startento start
- stelento steal
- stellento put; to pose
- steunento support
- stikkento suffocate; choke
- stinkento stink
- stofzuigento vacuum
- stoppento stop; quit
- stortento deposit (money); pour; dump; plunge
- straffento punish
- streamento stream
- strijkento iron
- strikkento tie in a bow; to snare
- stromento flow; stream
- studerento study
- sturento send
- suggererento suggest
- sussento soothe; calm down
- swipento swipe
T
25 entries
- tegenhoudento stop; hold back
- tegenkomento run into; come across
- tegenvallento turn out disappointing
- tekenento draw; sign
- tellento count
- terugbellento call back
- terugbetalento pay back
- terugbrengento bring back; return
- teruggevento give back / return
- terugkerento return; go back
- terugkomento come back; return
- terugtrekkento withdraw; pull back
- thuiskomento come home
- thuiswerkento work from home
- toegevento admit; to give in
- toelatento allow; admit
- toestaanto permit
- toevoegento add
- tracerento trace
- trainento train
- treffento hit (a target); to meet; to affect
- trekkento pull
- troostento comfort
- trouwento get married
- twijfelento doubt; be uncertain
U
23 entries
- uitcheckento check out
- uitgaanto go out (socially)
- uitgevento spend (money)
- uithalento pull out; to pull (a stunt)
- uitkiezento choose; pick out
- uitkijkento watch out; be careful
- uitkomento be convenient; suit
- uitlatento let out
- uitleggento explain
- uitlenento lend
- uitmakento break up
- uitnodigento invite
- uitpakkento unpack
- uitproberento try out
- uitrustento rest
- uitschakelento switch off; to eliminate
- uitstappento get off; to alight
- uitstellento postpone / delay
- uitvindento invent; to find out
- uitwisselento exchange
- uitzettento switch off
- uitziento look; to look out
- uitzoekento find out; look into; select
V
98 entries
- vallento fall
- vangento catch
- varento sail; to go by boat
- vastbindento tie up
- vasthoudento hold; hold on to
- vechtento fight
- vegento sweep; wipe
- veranderento change; alter
- verbazento amaze; surprise
- verbergento hide; conceal
- verbeterento improve; make better
- verbrandento burn (up); to get burned
- verbrekento break (off)
- verdedigento defend
- verdelento divide; distribute; share out
- verdienento earn; deserve
- verdragento tolerate; bear; stand
- verdrinkento drown
- verdubbelento double
- verdwijnento disappear
- vereisento require
- verenigento unite
- vergelijkento compare
- vergetento forget
- vergevento forgive
- vergiftigento poison
- vergissento be mistaken (zich vergissen)
- verhogento increase (something)
- verhuizento move (relocate)
- verkiezento prefer; elect
- verklappento reveal
- verkopento sell
- verkrachtento rape
- verlatento leave; abandon
- verleidento seduce; tempt
- verliezento lose
- verlopento go (well; badly); to expire
- vermeldento mention; state
- vermenigvuldigento multiply
- vermijdento avoid
- verminderento reduce; decrease
- vermoedento suspect
- vermoordento murder
- vernederento humiliate
- vernielento wreck; vandalize
- vernietigento destroy
- veronderstellento suppose; assume
- veroordelento convict; to sentence
- verpestento ruin; spoil
- verplaatsento move (something), to shift; to reschedule
- verradento betray
- versierento woo someone
- verslaanto defeat; beat (an opponent); cover (an event, as a reporter)
- verspillento waste
- verstaanto understand spoken words; hear clearly
- verstorento disrupt; disturb
- vertalento translate
- vertegenwoordigento represent
- vertellento tell
- vertonento show; display
- vertragento delay; slow down
- vertrekkento depart; leave
- vertrouwento trust
- vervangento replace
- vervloekento curse (put a curse on); to damn
- vervoerento transport
- verwachtento expect
- verwarmento heat; warm up
- verwennento spoil; pamper
- verwijderento remove; delete
- verzamelento collect; gather
- verzekerento assure; to insure
- verzettento move / reschedule (an appointment or event)
- verzorgento care for; to look after
- vierento celebrate
- vindento find
- vissento fish
- vliegento fly
- vluchtento flee; escape
- voedento feed
- voelento feel
- volgento follow
- volhoudento keep up; to persist; insist
- voltooiento complete; finish (formal)
- voorafgaanto precede
- voorbereidento prepare
- voorbijgaanto go past; to pass by
- voorlezento read aloud
- voorstellento suggest; to propose
- voorziento foresee; provide
- vragento ask
- vreemdgaanto cheat (be unfaithful)
- vrezento fear
- vrijento make love; make out
- vrijmakento free up
- vrijsprekento acquit
- vullento fill
- vurento fire (a weapon)
W
25 entries
- waarschuwento warn
- wachtento wait
- wagento venture
- wandelento go for a walk
- weddento bet
- weggaanto leave; go away
- weggooiento throw away
- weghalento take away; remove
- wegkomento get away
- weglatento leave out
- weglopento walk away; run away
- weigerento refuse
- wennento get used to
- wensento wish
- werkento work; function
- werpento throw; cast
- wetento know (a fact)
- wijzento point; to show
- willento want
- winnento win
- wisselento exchange
- wonento live; reside
- wordento become; get
- worstelento wrestle; struggle
- wurgento strangle
Z
40 entries
- zakkento drop; sink; to fail (an exam)
- zegenento bless
- zeggento say
- zendento send; to broadcast
- zettento put; to set
- zeurento nag; whine
- zich aankledento get dressed
- zich afvragento wonder
- zich bedenkento change one's mind
- zich bemoeiento interfere; get involved
- zich bevindento be located
- zich concentrerento concentrate
- zich ergerento be annoyed
- zich gedragento behave
- zich haastento hurry
- zich inschrijvento register; sign up
- zich meldento report; to check in
- zich realiserento realize
- zich schamento be ashamed
- zich scherento shave
- zich verheugento look forward to
- zich verlovento get engaged
- zich verontschuldigento apologize
- zich veroorlovento afford; allow oneself
- zich vervelento be bored
- zich voorstellento introduce oneself; imagine
- zich wassento wash oneself
- ziento see
- zijnto be
- zingento sing
- zittento sit; be sitting
- zoekento search
- zorgento care
- zuigento suck
- zullenwill; shall
- zwaaiento wave (hand)
- zwemmento swim
- zwerento swear (an oath); to vow
- zwetento sweat
- zwijgento be silent; keep quiet