"bestuur" meaning in Dutch

See bestuur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bəˈstyːr/ Audio: Nl-bestuur.ogg Forms: besturen [plural]
Rhymes: -yr Etymology: Deverbal from besturen. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|nl|besturen}} Deverbal from besturen Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|-}} bestuur n (plural besturen, no diminutive)
  1. management Tags: neuter, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-bestuur-nl-noun-KIllofLI
  2. governing board Tags: neuter, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-bestuur-nl-noun-TnB--mxx Categories (other): Dutch deverbals, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch deverbals: 9 59 32 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 3 38 37 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 2 41 41 2
  3. reign Tags: neuter, no-diminutive
    Sense id: en-bestuur-nl-noun-MpEJW4Mx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bestuurlijk, bestuursambtenaar, bestuursdienst, bestuursopzichter, bestuursressort, gemeentebestuur Related terms: besturen
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /bəˈstyːr/ Audio: Nl-bestuur.ogg
Rhymes: -yr Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|nl|verb form}} bestuur
  1. inflection of besturen:
    first-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: besturen
    Sense id: en-bestuur-nl-verb-VZycB2wx Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 3 38 37 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 5 3 44 44 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 2 41 41 2
  2. inflection of besturen:
    (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: besturen
    Sense id: en-bestuur-nl-verb-Ey9~Gfcp Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 3 38 37 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 5 3 44 44 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 12 2 41 41 2
  3. inflection of besturen:
    imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative Form of: besturen
    Sense id: en-bestuur-nl-verb-JAfD~Hn- Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 1 10 3 38 37 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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