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bidden.

to pray

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbɪdə(n)/

  1. to pray

    intransitive
    Bidden tot God.
    Zij hebben de gewoonte om vijf maal per dag te bidden.

  2. to pray to (often with a preposition phrase)

    transitive
    Ze bad God om vergiffenis.

  3. to bid

    formal · transitive
    Ik bid u vaarwel.

  4. to hover (of birds), to use wings to remain in the same place in mid-air

    intransitive
    De torenvalk speurde biddend naar zijn prooi.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bidden, from Old Dutch bidden, from Proto-West Germanic *biddjan, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną (“to ask”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰédʰyeti.

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