verschansen

Dutch

Etymology

From ver- +‎ schans +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈsxɑn.sə(n)/, /ˌvərˈsxɑn.sə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schan‧sen

Verb

verschansen

  1. (transitive) to fortify; (literally) to surround with a defensive wall, to protect with a bastion
  2. (reflexive) to dig oneself in, to seek cover, to fortify one's position, to take a fortified position

Inflection
Inflection of verschansen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verschansen
past singular verschanste
past participle verschanst
infinitive verschansen
gerund verschansen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verschansverschanste
2nd person sing. (jij) verschanstverschanste
2nd person sing. (u) verschanstverschanste
2nd person sing. (gij) verschanstverschanste
3rd person singular verschanstverschanste
plural verschansenverschansten
subjunctive sing.1 verschanseverschanste
subjunctive plur.1 verschansenverschansten
imperative sing. verschans
imperative plur.1 verschanst
participles verschansendverschanst
1) Archaic.
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