graag

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gradig (“desirous, willing”), from Old Dutch *grādag (“desirous, hungry”), from Proto-Germanic *grēdagaz (“hungry”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣraːx/
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  • Rhymes: -aːx

Adverb

graag (comparative liever, superlative liefst)

  1. willingly, gladly (meaning that the subject enjoys doing the action of the verb)
    Ik loop graag op het strand. ― I gladly walk on the beach.
    Synonyms: gaarne, geire

Derived terms

Interjection

graag

  1. please (when being offered something)

Low German

Adjective

graag

  1. Alternative spelling of grag
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