kleven

See also: Kleven

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch *klevon, from Proto-Germanic *klibjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eːvən

Verb

kleven

  1. (intransitive) To stick, to be attached glue-like
  2. (transitive) To glue, adhere something on/to something else

Inflection

Inflection of kleven (weak)
infinitive kleven
past singular kleefde
past participle gekleefd
infinitive kleven
gerund kleven n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular kleef kleefde
2nd person sing. (jij) kleeft kleefde
2nd person sing. (u) kleeft kleefde
2nd person sing. (gij) kleeft kleefde
3rd person singular kleeft kleefde
plural kleven kleefden
subjunctive sing.1 kleve kleefde
subjunctive plur.1 kleven kleefden
imperative sing. kleef
imperative plur.1 kleeft
participles klevend gekleefd
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • kleefband
  • kleefpleister
  • kleverig
  • aankleven
  • bekleven
  • opkleven
  • vastkleven

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

kleven

  1. definite singular of klev
  2. definite plural of klev
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