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blijven.

to stay, to remain

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈblɛi̯vən/

  1. to stay, to remain

    intransitive
    Blijf hier, ik ga kijken.

  2. to stay, to remain, to still be

    copulative

  3. to keep/keep on, to continue (remain doing/behaving)

    auxiliary
    Wat er ook gebeurt, altijd blijven lachen!
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan (“to remain”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilīban, from Proto-Germanic *bilībaną (“to remain”).

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