verstrijken
Dutch
Etymology
From ver- + strijken (“to stroke, brush”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯kən
Verb
verstrijken
- (transitive) to use up by smearing, applying all liquid or paste
- (intransitive) to run out, expire, become invalid
Conjugation
| Conjugation of verstrijken (strong class 1, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | verstrijken | |||
| past singular | verstreek | |||
| past participle | verstreken | |||
| infinitive | verstrijken | |||
| gerund | verstrijken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | verstrijk | verstreek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | verstrijkt, verstrijk2 | verstreek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | verstrijkt | verstreek | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | verstrijkt | verstreekt | ||
| 3rd person singular | verstrijkt | verstreek | ||
| plural | verstrijken | verstreken | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | verstrijke | verstreke | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | verstrijken | verstreken | ||
| imperative sing. | verstrijk | |||
| imperative plur.1 | verstrijkt | |||
| participles | verstrijkend | verstreken | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
- (expire) aflopen