opsteken

Dutch

Etymology

From op- +‎ steken.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: op‧ste‧ken

Verb

opsteken

  1. to learn
    Hij stak niets op van de lessen op school - He learned nothing from the lesson at school
  2. to set something on fire, to light
    Ondanks zijn benauwdheid stak hij toch weer een sigaret op. - Despite his anxiety, he lit a cigarette
  3. to raise an object
  4. (a natural event) to begin to occur
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