"neigen" meaning in Dutch

See neigen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈnɛi̯ɣə(n)/ Audio: Nl-neigen.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛi̯ɣən Etymology: From Middle Dutch neigen, from Old Dutch neigen, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną, the causative of nijgen. The weak verb adopted most intransitive uses from strong nijgen in modern Dutch, the latter being restricted to “bowing as a sign of respect”. Compare however genegen (“inclined to”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|neigen}} Middle Dutch neigen, {{inh|nl|odt|neigen}} Old Dutch neigen, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*hnaigijan}} Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*hnaigijaną}} Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} neigen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|neig}} Forms: weak [table-tags], neigen [infinitive], neigen [gerund, neuter], neig [first-person, present, singular], neigde [first-person, past, singular], neigt [present, second-person, singular], neig [present, second-person, singular], neigde [past, second-person, singular], neigt [formal, present, second-person, singular], neigde [formal, past, second-person, singular], neigt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], neigt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], neigde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], neigde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], neigt [present, singular, third-person], neigde [past, singular, third-person], neigen [plural, present], neigden [past, plural], neige [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], neigde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], neigen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], neigden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], neig [imperative, present, singular], neigt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], neigend [participle, present], geneigd [participle, past]
  1. to tend, incline (to show a tendency) [with naar ‘to’] Synonyms: geneigd zijn, de neiging hebben om, tenderen
    Sense id: en-neigen-nl-verb-73Udnj97 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (transitive) to bend down, bow, direct downwards Tags: transitive Synonyms: buigen
    Sense id: en-neigen-nl-verb-~bXq0yyv Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: neiging, geneigd zijn

Inflected forms

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      "homophone": "nijgen"
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