besteden

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch besteden, bestaden. Equivalent to be- +‎ steden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsteːdə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧ste‧den
  • Rhymes: -eːdən

Verb

besteden

  1. (transitive) to spend
    Besteed je veel geld aan kleren?
    Do you spend much money on clothes?
  2. (transitive, obsolete) to match for a job

Conjugation

Conjugation of besteden (weak, prefixed)
infinitive besteden
past singular besteedde
past participle besteed
infinitive besteden
gerund besteden n
present tense past tense
1st person singular besteed besteedde
2nd person sing. (jij) besteedt, besteed2 besteedde
2nd person sing. (u) besteedt besteedde
2nd person sing. (gij) besteedt besteedde
3rd person singular besteedt besteedde
plural besteden besteedden
subjunctive sing.1 bestede besteedde
subjunctive plur.1 besteden besteedden
imperative sing. besteed
imperative plur.1 besteedt
participles bestedend besteed
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bestee

Anagrams

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