beloven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beloven. Equivalent to be- + loven.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈloːvə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧lo‧ven
  • Rhymes: -oːvən

Verb

beloven

  1. (transitive) to promise
    Synonym: toezeggen

Inflection

Inflection of beloven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beloven
past singular beloofde
past participle beloofd
infinitive beloven
gerund beloven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beloofbeloofde
2nd person sing. (jij) belooftbeloofde
2nd person sing. (u) belooftbeloofde
2nd person sing. (gij) belooftbeloofde
3rd person singular belooftbeloofde
plural belovenbeloofden
subjunctive sing.1 belovebeloofde
subjunctive plur.1 belovenbeloofden
imperative sing. beloof
imperative plur.1 belooft
participles belovendbeloofd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: belowe, beloof
  • Negerhollands: belof, beloof
    • Virgin Islands Creole: blof (archaic)

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