verdrinken

Dutch

Etymology

ver- + drinken 'to drink'

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɪŋkən

Verb

verdrinken

  1. (intransitive) To drown, perish in liquid
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) To drown, seemingly disappear in a mass
  3. (transitive) To drown, submerge completely in liquid
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To drown (sorrow), hide temporarily by getting drunk

Inflection
Inflection of verdrinken (strong class 3, prefixed)
infinitive verdrinken
past singular verdronk
past participle verdronken
infinitive verdrinken
gerund verdrinken n
verbal noun —
present tense past tense
1st person singular verdrinkverdronk
2nd person sing. (jij) verdrinktverdronk
2nd person sing. (u) verdrinktverdronk
2nd person sing. (gij) verdrinktverdronkt
3rd person singular verdrinktverdronk
plural verdrinkenverdronken
subjunctive sing.1 verdrinkeverdronke
subjunctive plur.1 verdrinkenverdronken
imperative sing. verdrink
imperative plur.1 verdrinkt
participles verdrinkendverdronken
1) Archaic.

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