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)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kle‧ven
- Rhymes: -eːvən
Verb
kleven
- (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.
- (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.
- (intransitive) to be sticky
- Deze grondstof kleeft heel erg.
- This resource is very very sticky.
- (intransitive, road transport) to tailgate (drive dangerously close)
- Synonym: bumperkleven
Inflection
Derived terms
- boomklever
- klever
- kleverig
- aankleven
- bekleven
- bumperkleven
- opkleven
- vastkleven
- kleefband
- kleefpleister
Descendants
- Afrikaans: kleef
- Negerhollands: kleev
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