"lees" meaning in Afrikaans

See lees in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /lɪəs/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-lees.wav Forms: lees [present], lesende [participle, present], gelees [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch lezen, from Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|lezen}} Dutch lezen, {{inh|af|dum|lēsen||to collect, gather, read}} Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), {{inh|af|odt|lesan||to gather, read}} Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), {{inh|af|gem-pro|*lesaną||to gather}} Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), {{der|af|ine-pro|*les-||to gather}} Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”) Head templates: {{af-verb|lesende}} lees (present lees, present participle lesende, past participle gelees)
  1. to read Related terms: leser
    Sense id: en-lees-af-verb-OQnC8LFq Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "lēsen",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to collect, gather, read"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "odt",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to gather, read"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lesaną",
        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*les-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to gather"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch lezen, from Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lees",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gelees",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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    }
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to read"
      ],
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          "read",
          "read"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
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    },
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    }
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      },
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        "2": "dum",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "odt",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to gather, read"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "gem-pro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "to gather"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*les-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to gather"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch lezen, from Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).",
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    {
      "form": "lees",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lesende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gelees",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lesende"
      },
      "expansion": "lees (present lees, present participle lesende, past participle gelees)",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Afrikaans verbs",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "read"
        ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "lees"
}

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