"zweven" meaning in Dutch

See zweven in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈzʋeː.və(n)/ Audio: Nl-zweven.ogg
Rhymes: -eːvən Etymology: From Middle Dutch swēven, from Old Dutch sweven, from Proto-Germanic *swibāną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|swēven}} Middle Dutch swēven, {{inh|nl|odt|sweven}} Old Dutch sweven, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*swibāną}} Proto-Germanic *swibāną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} zweven Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|zweef|zweve}} Forms: weak [table-tags], zweven [infinitive], zweven [gerund, neuter], zweef [first-person, present, singular], zweefde [first-person, past, singular], zweeft [present, second-person, singular], zweefde [past, second-person, singular], zweeft [formal, present, second-person, singular], zweefde [formal, past, second-person, singular], zweeft [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], zweeft [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], zweefde [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], zweefde [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], zweeft [present, singular, third-person], zweefde [past, singular, third-person], zweven [plural, present], zweefden [past, plural], zweve [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], zweefde [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], zweven [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], zweefden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], zweef [imperative, present, singular], zweeft [archaic, imperative, plural, present], zwevend [participle, present], gezweefd [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive) to float, to hover Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-zweven-nl-verb-AYGS-I4q Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
  2. (intransitive) to glide Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-zweven-nl-verb-hMT91xEN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aanzweven, afzweven, binnenzweven, buitenzweven, doorzweven, inzweven, nazweven, neerzweven, omzweven, ontzweven, opzweven, overzweven, rondzweven, verzweven, voortzweven, voorzweven, wegzweven, zweefbrug, zweefmolen, zweefsport, zweefsprong, zweefster, zweefteef, zweeftoestel, zweeftrein, zweeftuig, zweefveer, zweefvlieg, zweefvliegen, zweefvliegtuig, zweefvlucht, zweefvoertuig, zweefzadel, zwever, zweverig, zweving

Inflected forms

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    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "zweven",
      "name": "nl-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "zwe‧ven"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zweef",
        "2": "zweve"
      },
      "name": "nl-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to float, to hover"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ],
        [
          "hover",
          "hover"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to float, to hover"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Dutch intransitive verbs",
        "Dutch terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Dutch quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(please add an English translation of this quotation)",
          "text": "1992, Geoff Bullock, \"Opwekking 488\" (tr. of \"The Power of your love\"), tr. by Mireille Schaart, Opwekkingsliederen/Evangelische Liedbundel .\n[…] ik voel Uw kracht / en stijg op als een arend / dan zweef ik op de wind / gedragen door Uw geest / en de kracht van Uw liefde — I feel your force / and ascend like an eagle / then I glide in the wind / drawn by your spirit / and the force of your love",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to glide"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "glide",
          "glide"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to glide"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈzʋeː.və(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːvən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zweven.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d7/Nl-zweven.ogg/Nl-zweven.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Nl-zweven.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zweven"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). 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.

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