wanhopen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wanhopen. Equivalent to wan- (dis-) + hopen (to hope).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑnˌɦoː.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: wan‧ho‧pen

Verb

wanhopen

  1. (intransitive) to despair, to lose hope
    Synonym: vertwijfelen

Inflection

Inflection of wanhopen (weak)
infinitive wanhopen
past singular wanhoopte
past participle gewanhoopt
infinitive wanhopen
gerund wanhopen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular wanhoopwanhoopte
2nd person sing. (jij) wanhooptwanhoopte
2nd person sing. (u) wanhooptwanhoopte
2nd person sing. (gij) wanhooptwanhoopte
3rd person singular wanhooptwanhoopte
plural wanhopenwanhoopten
subjunctive sing.1 wanhopewanhoopte
subjunctive plur.1 wanhopenwanhoopten
imperative sing. wanhoop
imperative plur.1 wanhoopt
participles wanhopendgewanhoopt
1) Archaic.

Antonyms

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