"leven" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleːvə(n)/ Audio: Nl-leven.ogg Forms: levens [plural], leventje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːvən Etymology: From Middle Dutch leven. Gerund of the verb leven. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|leven}} Middle Dutch leven, {{m|nl|leven}} leven Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-s|leventje}} leven n (plural levens, diminutive leventje n)
  1. life Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-leven-nl-noun-Y71wZe8e Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Derived forms: hondenleven, levensbelang, levensbeschouwing, levensduur, levenseinde, levensgevaar, levensjaar, levenslang, levensleugen, levenslied, levensloop, levenslust, levensstijl, levensvorm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leeven [obsolete]
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈleːvə(n)/ Audio: Nl-leven.ogg
Rhymes: -eːvən Etymology: From Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nl|frk|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|nl|dum|leven}} Middle Dutch leven, {{inh|nl|odt|*libben}} Old Dutch *libben, {{m|odt|*livon}} *livon, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*libbjan}} Proto-West Germanic *libbjan Head templates: {{nl-verb}} leven Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|leef|leve}} Forms: weak [table-tags], leven [infinitive], leven [gerund, neuter], leef [first-person, present, singular], leefde [first-person, past, singular], leeft [present, second-person, singular], leefde [past, second-person, singular], leeft [formal, present, second-person, singular], leefde [formal, past, second-person, singular], leeft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], leeft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], leefde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], leefde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], leeft [present, singular, third-person], leefde [past, singular, third-person], leven [plural, present], leefden [past, plural], leve [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], leefde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], leven [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], leefden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], leef [imperative, present, singular], leeft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], levend [participle, present], geleefd [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to live Tags: intransitive Derived forms: beleven, doorleven, leefloon, leefomstandigheid, leeftijd, opleven, overleven
    Sense id: en-leven-nl-verb-ipZlC7B7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: leeven [obsolete]
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Ze leeft voor haar kunst.",
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          "text": "Hij wilde zijn leven wijden aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek.",
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          "english": "In my free time, I enjoy life.",
          "text": "In mijn vrije tijd geniet ik van het leven.",
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    },
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      "form": "leefde",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leve",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "archaic",
        "present",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leefde",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "archaic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "leven",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leefden",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leef",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leeft",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "levend",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "geleefd",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "leven",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "le‧ven"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "leef",
        "2": "leve"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I want to live in a city close to nature.",
          "text": "Ik wil leven in een stad dicht bij de natuur.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She lives for her art.",
          "text": "Ze leeft voor haar kunst.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He has lived a long life and experienced much.",
          "text": "Hij heeft lang geleefd en veel meegemaakt.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to live"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "live",
          "live"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to live"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːvə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːvən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-leven.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/02/Nl-leven.ogg/Nl-leven.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Nl-leven.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "leeven"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leven"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch neuter nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːvən",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːvən/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hondenleven"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensbelang"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensbeschouwing"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensduur"
    },
    {
      "word": "levenseinde"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensgevaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensjaar"
    },
    {
      "word": "levenslang"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensleugen"
    },
    {
      "word": "levenslied"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensloop"
    },
    {
      "word": "levenslust"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensstijl"
    },
    {
      "word": "levensvorm"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "lewe"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: lewe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: lewe"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "leven"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch leven",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "leven"
      },
      "expansion": "leven",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch leven. Gerund of the verb leven.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "levens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "leventje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
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        "3": "leventje"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "le‧ven"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
        "Dutch terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Life is full of surprises.",
          "text": "Het leven is vol verrassingen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He wanted to dedicate his life to scientific research.",
          "text": "Hij wilde zijn leven wijden aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "In my free time, I enjoy life.",
          "text": "In mijn vrije tijd geniet ik van het leven.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "life"
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      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈleːvə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːvən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-leven.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/02/Nl-leven.ogg/Nl-leven.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Nl-leven.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "leeven"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leven"
}

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