bewaren

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bewaren, from Old Dutch biwaron, from Proto-West Germanic *biwarōn, equivalent to be- +‎ waren. Cognate with English beware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʋaːrə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

bewaren

  1. (transitive) to preserve, keep
    Synonyms: behouden, houden
    Ik heb de neiging om alles te bewaren. Ik kan echt niets weggooien. Daarom staan er zo veel spullen in de garage.
    I tend to keep everything. I really can't throw anything away. That's why there are so many things in the garage.
  2. (transitive) to guard, watch over
    Synonyms: behoeden, behouden, bewaken

Conjugation

Conjugation of bewaren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bewaren
past singular bewaarde
past participle bewaard
infinitive bewaren
gerund bewaren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bewaar bewaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) bewaart, bewaar2 bewaarde
2nd person sing. (u) bewaart bewaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) bewaart bewaarde
3rd person singular bewaart bewaarde
plural bewaren bewaarden
subjunctive sing.1 beware bewaarde
subjunctive plur.1 bewaren bewaarden
imperative sing. bewaar
imperative plur.1 bewaart
participles bewarend bewaard
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: bewaar
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bwaru
  • Negerhollands: bewaar, bewaer
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