kleven

See also: Kleven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch clivon, from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (to stick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkleː.və(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kle‧ven
  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

kleven

  1. (intransitive) to stick, to be attached glue-like
    Ineens merkte ze dat er kauwgom aan haar sandaal kleefde.
    Suddenly she noticed that there was chewing gum sticking to her sandal.
  2. (transitive) to glue, to adhere something on/to something else, to stick to/on
    Zij plaagt haar vader door kauwgum aan zijn snor te kleven.
    She is teasing her dad by sticking chewing gum on his moustache.
  3. (intransitive) to be sticky
    Deze grondstof kleeft heel erg.
    This resource is very very sticky.
  4. (intransitive, road transport) to tailgate (drive dangerously close)
    Synonym: bumperkleven

Inflection

Inflection of kleven (weak)
infinitive kleven
past singular kleefde
past participle gekleefd
infinitive kleven
gerund kleven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular kleefkleefde
2nd person sing. (jij) kleeftkleefde
2nd person sing. (u) kleeftkleefde
2nd person sing. (gij) kleeftkleefde
3rd person singular kleeftkleefde
plural klevenkleefden
subjunctive sing.1 klevekleefde
subjunctive plur.1 klevenkleefden
imperative sing. kleef
imperative plur.1 kleeft
participles klevendgekleefd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kleef
  • Negerhollands: kleev

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

kleven

  1. definite singular of klev c
  2. definite plural of klev n
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