verspreken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch versprēken. Equivalent to ver- +‎ spreken.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈspreː.kə(n)/, /ˌvərˈspreː.kə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧spre‧ken
  • Rhymes: -eːkən

Verb

verspreken

  1. (reflexive) to misspeak
  2. (transitive, dialectal) to promise, to agree to
    Synonyms: afspreken, beloven
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to criticise, to excoriate
    Synonym: berispen

Inflection
Inflection of verspreken (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive verspreken
past singular versprak
past participle versproken
infinitive verspreken
gerund verspreken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verspreekversprak
2nd person sing. (jij) verspreektversprak
2nd person sing. (u) verspreektversprak
2nd person sing. (gij) verspreektverspraakt
3rd person singular verspreektversprak
plural versprekenverspraken
subjunctive sing.1 versprekeversprake
subjunctive plur.1 versprekenverspraken
imperative sing. verspreek
imperative plur.1 verspreekt
participles versprekendversproken
1) Archaic.

Derived terms
  • verspreking
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