"beleren" meaning in Dutch

See beleren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /bəˈleː.rə(n)/ Audio: Nl-beleren.ogg
Rhymes: -eːrən Etymology: From be- + leren. Perhaps borrowed from German belehren, which is more common. Etymology templates: {{pre|nl|be|leren}} be- + leren, {{bor|nl|de|belehren}} German belehren Head templates: {{nl-verb}} beleren Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|leer|lere|pref=be}} Forms: weak [table-tags], beleren [infinitive], beleren [gerund, neuter], beleer [first-person, present, singular], beleerde [first-person, past, singular], beleert [present, second-person, singular], beleer [present, second-person, singular], beleerde [past, second-person, singular], beleert [formal, present, second-person, singular], beleerde [formal, past, second-person, singular], beleert [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], beleert [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], beleerde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], beleerde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], beleert [present, singular, third-person], beleerde [past, singular, third-person], beleren [plural, present], beleerden [past, plural], belere [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], beleerde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], beleren [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], beleerden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], beleer [imperative, present, singular], beleert [archaic, imperative, plural, present], belerend [participle, present], beleerd [participle, past], beleeren [alternative, archaic]
  1. (transitive) to reprimand, to criticise (now usually connoting pedantry) Tags: transitive Synonyms: terechtwijzen
    Sense id: en-beleren-nl-verb-FRXNOQ-w Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prefixed verbs with be-, Dutch terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Dutch prefixed verbs with be-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Dutch terms prefixed with be-: 57 43
  2. (transitive, dated) to educate Tags: dated, transitive Synonyms: onderrichten, onderwijzen
    Sense id: en-beleren-nl-verb-ali1RKFJ Categories (other): Dutch prefixed verbs with be- Disambiguation of Dutch prefixed verbs with be-: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: belering
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