bedwingen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bedwingen. Equivalent to be- +‎ dwingen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈdʋɪŋə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧dwin‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋən

Verb

bedwingen

  1. (transitive) to restrain
    Met veel moeite kon hij zijn woede bedwingen en rustig blijven.
    With great effort, he could restrain his anger and stay calm.
    De politie moest de demonstranten bedwingen om de orde te handhaven.
    The police had to restrain the protesters to maintain order.

Conjugation

Conjugation of bedwingen (strong class 3a, prefixed)
infinitive bedwingen
past singular bedwong
past participle bedwongen
infinitive bedwingen
gerund bedwingen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedwing bedwong
2nd person sing. (jij) bedwingt, bedwing2 bedwong
2nd person sing. (u) bedwingt bedwong
2nd person sing. (gij) bedwingt bedwongt
3rd person singular bedwingt bedwong
plural bedwingen bedwongen
subjunctive sing.1 bedwinge bedwonge
subjunctive plur.1 bedwingen bedwongen
imperative sing. bedwing
imperative plur.1 bedwingt
participles bedwingend bedwongen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bedwing
  • Negerhollands: bedwingen
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