belezen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈleːzə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧le‧zen
- Rhymes: -eːzən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch belēsen. Equivalent to be- + lezen.
Verb
belezen
Conjugation
| Conjugation of belezen (strong class 5, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | belezen | |||
| past singular | belas | |||
| past participle | belezen | |||
| infinitive | belezen | |||
| gerund | belezen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | belees | belas | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | beleest, belees2 | belas | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | beleest | belas | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | beleest | belaast | ||
| 3rd person singular | beleest | belas | ||
| plural | belezen | belazen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beleze | belaze | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | belezen | belazen | ||
| imperative sing. | belees | |||
| imperative plur.1 | beleest | |||
| participles | belezend | belezen | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
- (enchant): bezweren
- (exorcise): uitdrijven
Etymology 2
From belezen, past participle of belezen.
Adjective
belezen (comparative belezener, superlative belezenst)
- well-read (well informed and knowledgeable because of extensive reading)
- Hij is een belezen man en kan over veel verschillende onderwerpen meepraten. ― He is a well-read man and can discuss many different topics.
- Ze is zeer belezen en heeft een brede kennis van literatuur. ― She is very well-read and has a broad knowledge of literature.
- (by extension) book-smart, erudite
- De bibliothecaris is erg belezen en kent veel boeken uit zijn hoofd. ― The librarian is very erudite and knows many books by heart.
Declension
| Declension of belezen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | belezen | |||
| inflected | belezen | |||
| comparative | belezener | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | belezen | belezener | het belezenst het belezenste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | belezen | belezener | belezenste |
| n. sing. | belezen | belezener | belezenste | |
| plural | belezen | belezener | belezenste | |
| definite | belezen | belezener | belezenste | |
| partitive | belezens | belezeners | — | |
Derived terms
- belezenheid
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
belezen
- past participle of belezen
Declension
| Declension of belezen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | belezen | |||
| inflected | belezen | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | belezen | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | belezen | ||
| n. sing. | belezen | |||
| plural | belezen | |||
| definite | belezen | |||
| partitive | belezens | |||