"verbreken" meaning in Dutch

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Verb

IPA: /vərˈbreː.kə(n)/ Audio: Nl-verbreken.ogg
Rhymes: -eːkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch verbreken. Equivalent to ver- + breken (“to break”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|verbreken}} Middle Dutch verbreken, {{prefix|nl|ver|breken|t2=to break}} ver- + breken (“to break”) Head templates: {{nl-verb}} verbreken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-st|breek|brak|broken|breke|brake|braakt|class=4|pref=ver}} Forms: strong [table-tags], verbreken [infinitive], verbreken [gerund, neuter], verbreek [first-person, present, singular], verbrak [first-person, past, singular], verbreekt [present, second-person, singular], verbreek [present, second-person, singular], verbrak [past, second-person, singular], verbreekt [formal, present, second-person, singular], verbrak [formal, past, second-person, singular], verbreekt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], verbreekt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], verbraakt [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], verbraakt [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], verbreekt [present, singular, third-person], verbrak [past, singular, third-person], verbreken [plural, present], verbraken [past, plural], verbreke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], verbrake [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], verbreken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], verbraken [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], verbreek [imperative, present, singular], verbreekt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], verbrekend [participle, present], verbroken [participle, past]
  1. (transitive) to break, break up physically Tags: transitive Synonyms: kraken
    Sense id: en-verbreken-nl-verb-i4LiIld1 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prefixed verbs with ver-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 57 17 9 16 Disambiguation of Dutch prefixed verbs with ver-: 37 20 22 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 14 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 8 7 14
  2. (transitive) to break, undo figuratively, e.g. a spell Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-verbreken-nl-verb-5yu6HaoB
  3. (transitive) to violate (the terms of a contract) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-verbreken-nl-verb-bRdmT9fQ Categories (other): Dutch terms prefixed with ver- Disambiguation of Dutch terms prefixed with ver-: 27 13 48 13
  4. (transitive, law) to annul (a court ruling) on procedural grounds Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-verbreken-nl-verb-uqtZr8fd Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: verbreking

Inflected forms

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}

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