verwezen

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈʋeː.zən/, /ˌvərˈʋeː.zən/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧we‧zen
  • Rhymes: -eːzən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch verwesen. Equivalent to ver- + wees.

Verb

verwezen

  1. (intransitive) to become orphaned
  2. (transitive, chiefly figuratively) to orphan, to bereave of parents
Usage notes

May be qualified by half and heel to specify the loss of one or two parents respectively.

Inflection
Inflection of verwezen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verwezen
past singular verweesde
past participle verweesd
infinitive verwezen
gerund verwezen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verweesverweesde
2nd person sing. (jij) verweestverweesde
2nd person sing. (u) verweestverweesde
2nd person sing. (gij) verweestverweesde
3rd person singular verweestverweesde
plural verwezenverweesden
subjunctive sing.1 verwezeverweesde
subjunctive plur.1 verwezenverweesden
imperative sing. verwees
imperative plur.1 verweest
participles verwezendverweesd
1) Archaic.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

verwezen

  1. plural past indicative and subjunctive of verwijzen

Participle

verwezen

  1. past participle of verwijzen
Declension

This participle needs an inflection-table template.

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