wateren
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋaː.tə.rə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wa‧te‧ren
- Rhymes: -aːtərən
- Homophone: Wateren
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wateren, weteren, from Old Dutch *wateron, *weteren, from Proto-Germanic *watrōną, *watrijaną. Equivalent to water + -en.
Verb
wateren
- (transitive) to water, to irrigate, to soak
- 2021 June 19, vtwonen, DPG Media:
- Zorg bij het wateren van tuinplanten dat je vooral de aarde water geeft. Vermijd zoveel mogelijk de bladeren.
- When watering plants in your garden, try to water mostly the earth. Avoid the leaves as much as possible.
- (intransitive, common euphemism) to urinate
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