bewaren

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bewaren, from Old Dutch biwaron. Equivalent to be- + waren. Cognate with English beware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʋaːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

bewaren

  1. (transitive) to preserve, to keep
    Synonyms: behouden, houden
  2. (transitive) to guard, to watch over
    Synonyms: behoeden, behouden, bewaken

Inflection

Inflection of bewaren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bewaren
past singular bewaarde
past participle bewaard
infinitive bewaren
gerund bewaren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bewaarbewaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) bewaartbewaarde
2nd person sing. (u) bewaartbewaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) bewaartbewaarde
3rd person singular bewaartbewaarde
plural bewarenbewaarden
subjunctive sing.1 bewarebewaarde
subjunctive plur.1 bewarenbewaarden
imperative sing. bewaar
imperative plur.1 bewaart
participles bewarendbewaard
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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