beamen
See also: beâmen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈaːmə(n)/, [bəˈʔaːmə(n)]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧amen
- Rhymes: -aːmən
Verb
beamen
- (transitive, literally) to say, reply 'amen' after an uttering, notably in prayer or liturgy (especially in a responsory)
- (transitive) to assent to a statement
Inflection
Conjugation of beamen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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infinitive | beamen | |||
past singular | beaamde | |||
past participle | beaamd | |||
infinitive | beamen | |||
gerund | beamen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | beaam | beaamde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | beaamt | beaamde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | beaamt | beaamde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | beaamt | beaamde | ||
3rd person singular | beaamt | beaamde | ||
plural | beamen | beaamden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | beame | beaamde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | beamen | beaamden | ||
imperative sing. | beaam | |||
imperative plur.1 | beaamt | |||
participles | beamend | beaamd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Synonyms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə(n)/
- Hyphenation: bea‧men
Verb
beamen
- (intransitive) to (transport by) beam; mainly used in science fiction context
- Scotty is een meester in het beamen naar en van de Enterprise.
- Scotty is a master at beaming to and from the Enterprise.
Inflection
Conjugation of beamen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | beamen | |||
past singular | beamde | |||
past participle | gebeamd | |||
infinitive | beamen | |||
gerund | beamen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | beam | beamde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | beamt | beamde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | beamt | beamde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | beamt | beamde | ||
3rd person singular | beamt | beamde | ||
plural | beamen | beamden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | beame | beamde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | beamen | beamden | ||
imperative sing. | beam | |||
imperative plur.1 | beamt | |||
participles | beamend | gebeamd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈaːmə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: be‧amen
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Borrowed from English beam in the science fiction sense, popularised by the series Star Trek (first broadcast in Germany in 1972). The sense “to project” is a figurative use, apparently since the 1990s. Doublet of Baum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːmən/
Audio (file)
Verb
beamen (weak, third-person singular present beamt, past tense beamte, past participle gebeamt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or intransitive, science fiction) to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism)
- to teleport
- Synonym: teleportieren
- (transitive or intransitive) to project with a video projector
- Synonyms: projizieren, werfen
Conjugation
infinitive | beamen | ||||
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present participle | beamend | ||||
past participle | gebeamt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich beame | wir beamen | i | ich beame | wir beamen |
du beamst | ihr beamt | du beamest | ihr beamet | ||
er beamt | sie beamen | er beame | sie beamen | ||
preterite | ich beamte | wir beamten | ii | ich beamte1 | wir beamten1 |
du beamtest | ihr beamtet | du beamtest1 | ihr beamtet1 | ||
er beamte | sie beamten | er beamte1 | sie beamten1 | ||
imperative | beam (du) beame (du) |
beamt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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