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berusten.

to rest, depend

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈrʏstə(n)/

  1. to rest, depend

    intransitive
    Het succes van het project berust op de samenwerking van het hele team.

  2. to resign oneself, to be resigned [with in ‘to’], to accept after resisting; settle for

    intransitive
    Hij lijkt te berusten in zijn lot.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch berusten. Equivalent to be- + rusten.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.