"versterken" meaning in Dutch

See versterken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /vərˈstɛr.kə(n)/ Audio: Nl-versterken.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛrkən Etymology: From Middle Dutch versterken. By surface analysis, ver- + sterken (“to make stronger”) and sterk (“strong”) + ver- -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|versterken}} Middle Dutch versterken, {{surf|nl|ver-|sterken||t2=to make stronger}} By surface analysis, ver- + sterken (“to make stronger”), {{af|nl|sterk|ver- -en|t1=strong}} sterk (“strong”) + ver- -en Head templates: {{nl-verb}} versterken Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|sterk|pref=ver}} Forms: weak [table-tags], versterken [infinitive], versterken [gerund, neuter], versterk [first-person, present, singular], versterkte [first-person, past, singular], versterkt [present, second-person, singular], versterk [present, second-person, singular], versterkte [past, second-person, singular], versterkt [formal, present, second-person, singular], versterkte [formal, past, second-person, singular], versterkt [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], versterkt [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], versterkte [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], versterkte [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], versterkt [present, singular, third-person], versterkte [past, singular, third-person], versterken [plural, present], versterkten [past, plural], versterke [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], versterkte [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], versterken [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], versterkten [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], versterk [imperative, present, singular], versterkt [archaic, imperative, plural, present], versterkend [participle, present], versterkt [participle, past]
  1. (ergative) to strengthen Tags: ergative
    Sense id: en-versterken-nl-verb-Yljg7Gjy
  2. (transitive) to reinforce, to strengthen Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-versterken-nl-verb-XSr-h4wm
  3. (transitive) to amplify Tags: transitive Synonyms: amplificeren
    Sense id: en-versterken-nl-verb-DmyEhB1r Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch prefixed verbs with ver-, Dutch terms circumfixed with ver- -en, Dutch terms prefixed with ver-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 74 Disambiguation of Dutch prefixed verbs with ver-: 29 29 42 Disambiguation of Dutch terms circumfixed with ver- -en: 22 22 57 Disambiguation of Dutch terms prefixed with ver-: 22 22 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spierversterken, versterkend, versterker, versterking

Inflected forms

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        "(ergative) to strengthen"
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          "english": "In my opinion, the DJ could have amplified the sound a bit.",
          "text": "De dj had naar mijn mening het geluid wel wat mogen versterken.",
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        }
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        "(transitive) to amplify"
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      "ipa": "/vərˈstɛr.kə(n)/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛrkən"
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      "word": "spierversterken"
    },
    {
      "word": "versterkend"
    },
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    {
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        "(ergative) to strengthen"
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        {
          "english": "The government reinforces the dykes after the flood.",
          "text": "De regering versterkt de dijken na de overstroming.",
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        }
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        "to reinforce, to strengthen"
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        "(transitive) to reinforce, to strengthen"
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "english": "In my opinion, the DJ could have amplified the sound a bit.",
          "text": "De dj had naar mijn mening het geluid wel wat mogen versterken.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to amplify"
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        "(transitive) to amplify"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "amplificeren"
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        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/vərˈstɛr.kə(n)/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛrkən"
    }
  ],
  "word": "versterken"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (32c88e6 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.