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 wees +‎ ver- -en.

Verb

verwezen

  1. (intransitive) to become orphaned
  2. (transitive, chiefly figurative) 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 corresponding lemma form.

Verb

verwezen

  1. inflection of verwijzen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Participle

verwezen

  1. past participle of verwijzen
Declension
Inflection of verwezen
uninflected verwezen
inflected verwezen
positive
predicative/adverbial verwezen
indefinite m./f. sing. verwezen
n. sing. verwezen
plural verwezen
definite verwezen
partitive verwezens
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