bewaren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- bewaaren (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bewaren, from Old Dutch biwaron. Equivalent to be- + waren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈʋaːrə(n)/
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audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːrən
Verb
bewaren
- (transitive) to preserve, to keep
- (transitive) to guard, to watch over
Inflection
| Inflection of bewaren (weak, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bewaren | |||
| past singular | bewaarde | |||
| past participle | bewaard | |||
| infinitive | bewaren | |||
| gerund | bewaren n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bewaar | bewaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bewaart | bewaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bewaart | bewaarde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bewaart | bewaarde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bewaart | bewaarde | ||
| plural | bewaren | bewaarden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | beware | bewaarde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bewaren | bewaarden | ||
| imperative sing. | bewaar | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bewaart | |||
| participles | bewarend | bewaard | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
Derived terms
- bewaring
- bewaarplicht
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