waarnemen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch waernēmen. Equivalent to waar (“care, attention”) + nemen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaːrˌneː.mə(n)/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: waar‧ne‧men
Verb
waarnemen
- (transitive, intransitive) to perceive, to observe, to notice, to sense
- Synonym: gewaarworden
- Ik kan de geur van vers gebakken brood waarnemen.
- I can perceive the smell of freshly baked bread.
- (transitive, intransitive) to be acting, to temporarily assume the duties of another person
- De vice-president zal de taken van de president waarnemen tijdens zijn afwezigheid.
- The vice-president will assume the duties of the president during his absence.
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Descendants
- Afrikaans: waarneem
Anagrams
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