"blijven" meaning in Dutch

See blijven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈblɛi̯vən/ Audio: Nl-blijven.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯vən Etymology: From Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|bliven}} Middle Dutch bliven, {{inh|nl|odt|blīvan||to remain}} Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*bilīban}} Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*bilībaną||to remain}} Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} blijven Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|blijf|bleef|bleven|blijve|bleve|aux=zijn|class=1}} Forms: strong [table-tags], blijven [infinitive], blijven [gerund, neuter], blijf [first-person, present, singular], bleef [first-person, past, singular], blijft [present, second-person, singular], blijf [present, second-person, singular], bleef [past, second-person, singular], blijft [formal, present, second-person, singular], bleef [formal, past, second-person, singular], blijft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], blijft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], bleeft [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], bleeft [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], blijft [present, singular, third-person], bleef [past, singular, third-person], blijven [plural, present], bleven [past, plural], blijve [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], bleve [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], blijven [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], bleven [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], blijf [imperative, present, singular], blijft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], blijvend [participle, present], gebleven [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to stay, to remain Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-blijven-nl-verb-ceeBAscj
  2. (copulative) to stay, to remain, to still be Tags: copulative
    Sense id: en-blijven-nl-verb-JyKqSlfV
  3. (auxiliary) to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving) Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-blijven-nl-verb-n79oH0vs Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 29 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 27 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blijver [noun], aanblijven [verb], aaneenblijven [verb], achteraanblijven [verb], achterafblijven [verb], achterblijven [verb], achteropblijven [verb], achteruitblijven [verb], afblijven [verb], bij de les blijven [verb], bijblijven [verb], bijeenblijven [verb], binnenblijven [verb], blijven hangen [verb], blijven zitten [verb], bovenblijven [verb], buitenblijven [verb], dichtblijven [verb], doodblijven [verb], geblijven [verb], gelijkblijven [verb], gevangenblijven [verb], inblijven [verb], ineenblijven [verb], kortblijven [verb], kromblijven [verb], leegblijven [verb], medeblijven [verb], nabijblijven [verb], nablijven [verb], nederblijven [verb], neerblijven [verb], omblijven [verb], onderblijven [verb], ontblijven [verb], opblijven [verb], openblijven [verb], overblijven [verb], samenblijven [verb], stilblijven [verb], terugblijven [verb], thuisblijven [verb], toeblijven [verb], uitblijven [verb], uiteenblijven [verb], vastblijven [verb], verblijven [verb], volblijven [verb], voorblijven [verb], vooropblijven [verb], voortblijven [verb], vooruitblijven [verb], vrijblijven [verb], wegblijven [verb], zittenblijven [verb]

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "blijver"
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "aanblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "aaneenblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "achteraanblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "achterafblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "achterblijven"
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "achteropblijven"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "achteruitblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "afblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bij de les blijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bijblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bijeenblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "binnenblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "blijven hangen"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "blijven zitten"
    },
    {
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        "verb"
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      "word": "bovenblijven"
    },
    {
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      "word": "buitenblijven"
    },
    {
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      "word": "dichtblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "doodblijven"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "geblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "gelijkblijven"
    },
    {
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        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "gevangenblijven"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
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      "word": "inblijven"
    },
    {
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      "word": "ineenblijven"
    },
    {
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      "word": "kortblijven"
    },
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      "word": "kromblijven"
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      "word": "leegblijven"
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      "word": "medeblijven"
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      ],
      "word": "nabijblijven"
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        "verb"
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      "word": "nablijven"
    },
    {
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        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "nederblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "neerblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "omblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "onderblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "ontblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "opblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "openblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "overblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "samenblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "stilblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "terugblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "thuisblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "toeblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "uitblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "uiteenblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vastblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "verblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "volblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "voorblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vooropblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "voortblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vooruitblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vrijblijven"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "wegblijven"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "zittenblijven"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "bly"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Javindo",
      "lang_code": "jvd",
      "word": "belijf"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "blāive"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "bliev"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "blief"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "bli"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bliven"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bliven",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "blīvan",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to remain"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bilīban"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bilīban",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bilībaną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to remain"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleeft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleeft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijvend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gebleven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "blijven",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blij",
        "ven"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blijf",
        "2": "bleef",
        "3": "bleven",
        "4": "blijve",
        "5": "bleve",
        "aux": "zijn",
        "class": "1"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
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              0,
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          ],
          "english": "Stay here, I'm going to have a look.",
          "text": "Blijf hier, ik ga kijken.",
          "translation": "Stay here, I'm going to have a look.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay, to remain"
      ],
      "id": "en-blijven-nl-verb-ceeBAscj",
      "links": [
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to stay, to remain"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay, to remain, to still be"
      ],
      "id": "en-blijven-nl-verb-JyKqSlfV",
      "links": [
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ],
        [
          "still",
          "still"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(copulative) to stay, to remain, to still be"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "copulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "30 29 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 27 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 21 58",
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      ],
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              29
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          ],
          "english": "Whatever happens, always keep laughing!",
          "text": "Wat er ook gebeurt, altijd blijven lachen!",
          "translation": "Whatever happens, always keep laughing!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)"
      ],
      "id": "en-blijven-nl-verb-n79oH0vs",
      "links": [
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "keep on",
          "keep on"
        ],
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈblɛi̯vən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-blijven.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/39/Nl-blijven.ogg/Nl-blijven.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Nl-blijven.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯vən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blijven"
}
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    "Dutch class 1 strong verbs",
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Dutch verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯vən",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɛi̯vən/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ],
      "word": "blijver"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "aanblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "aaneenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "achteraanblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "achterafblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "achterblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "achteropblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "achteruitblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "afblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bij de les blijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bijblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bijeenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "binnenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "blijven hangen"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "blijven zitten"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "bovenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "buitenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "dichtblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "doodblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "geblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "gelijkblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "gevangenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "inblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "ineenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "kortblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "kromblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "leegblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "medeblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "nabijblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "nablijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "nederblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "neerblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "omblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "onderblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "ontblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "opblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "openblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "overblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "samenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "stilblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "terugblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "thuisblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "toeblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "uitblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "uiteenblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vastblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "verblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "volblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "voorblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vooropblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "voortblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vooruitblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "vrijblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "wegblijven"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ],
      "word": "zittenblijven"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "bly"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Javindo",
      "lang_code": "jvd",
      "word": "belijf"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Jersey Dutch",
      "lang_code": "gmw-jdt",
      "word": "blāive"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "bliev"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "blief"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Negerhollands",
      "lang_code": "dcr",
      "word": "bli"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bliven"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bliven",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "blīvan",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to remain"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*bilīban"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *bilīban",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*bilībaną",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to remain"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nl-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "1",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "gerund",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleeft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "Flanders",
        "colloquial",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleeft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "formal",
        "majestic",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleef",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleve",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bleven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijf",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijft",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "blijvend",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gebleven",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "blijven",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "blij",
        "ven"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "blijf",
        "2": "bleef",
        "3": "bleven",
        "4": "blijve",
        "5": "bleve",
        "aux": "zijn",
        "class": "1"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-st"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              4
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Stay here, I'm going to have a look.",
          "text": "Blijf hier, ik ga kijken.",
          "translation": "Stay here, I'm going to have a look.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay, to remain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to stay, to remain"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch copulative verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stay, to remain, to still be"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stay",
          "stay"
        ],
        [
          "remain",
          "remain"
        ],
        [
          "still",
          "still"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(copulative) to stay, to remain, to still be"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "copulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch auxiliary verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Whatever happens, always keep laughing!",
          "text": "Wat er ook gebeurt, altijd blijven lachen!",
          "translation": "Whatever happens, always keep laughing!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ],
        [
          "keep on",
          "keep on"
        ],
        [
          "continue",
          "continue"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(auxiliary) to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈblɛi̯vən/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-blijven.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/39/Nl-blijven.ogg/Nl-blijven.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Nl-blijven.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛi̯vən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "blijven"
}

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