"graag" meaning in Dutch

See graag in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɣraːx/ Audio: Nl-graag.ogg Forms: liever [comparative], liefst [superlative]
Rhymes: -aːx Etymology: From Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), from Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|gradig||desirous, willing}} Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), {{inh|nl|odt|*grādag||desirous, hungry}} Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*grādag}} Proto-West Germanic *grādag, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*grēdagaz||hungry}} Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”) Head templates: {{nl-adv|liever|liefst}} graag (comparative liever, superlative liefst)
  1. willingly, gladly (meaning that the subject enjoys doing the action of the verb) Synonyms: gaarne, geire Derived forms: bijtgraag, dolgraag, graag gedaan, graag hebben, graag zien, grijpgraag, leergraag, praatgraag
    Sense id: en-graag-nl-adv-OZpLYXTE Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 59 41

Interjection

IPA: /ɣraːx/ Audio: Nl-graag.ogg
Rhymes: -aːx Etymology: From Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), from Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), from Proto-West Germanic *grādag, from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|gradig||desirous, willing}} Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), {{inh|nl|odt|*grādag||desirous, hungry}} Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*grādag}} Proto-West Germanic *grādag, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*grēdagaz||hungry}} Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”) Head templates: {{head|nl|interjection}} graag
  1. please (when being offered something)
    Sense id: en-graag-nl-intj-3oBf47bA

Inflected forms

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        },
        {
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        },
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          "text": "Ik loop graag op het strand.",
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          "word": "gaarne"
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          "word": "geire"
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