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besteken.

to stab

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌbəˈsteː.kə(n)/
  1. to stab

    transitive
  2. to attack by stabbing

    transitive
  3. to attach by stabbing

    transitive
  4. to grant, to gift

    Southern · transitive
  5. to devise, to plot

    rare · transitive
  6. to restrict, bar, fence off

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bestēken. Equivalent to be- + steken.

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