overleven

Dutch

Etymology

over + leven

Pronunciation

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Verb

overleven

  1. to survive

Inflection

Inflection of overleven (weak, prefixed)
infinitive overleven
past singular overleefde
past participle overleefd
infinitive overleven
gerund overleven n
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular overleef overleefde
2nd person sing. (jij) overleeft overleefde
2nd person sing. (u) overleeft overleefde
2nd person sing. (gij) overleeft overleefde
3rd person singular overleeft overleefde
plural overleven overleefden
subjunctive sing.1 overleve overleefde
subjunctive plur.1 overleven overleefden
imperative sing. overleef
imperative plur.1 overleeft
participles overlevend overleefd
1) Archaic.

Noun

overleven n (uncountable)

  1. survival
    Water is noodzakelijk voor het overleven van alle bekende levensvormen.[1] Water is necessary for the survival of all known forms of life.

References

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