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boeten.

to pay for something as punishment; to suffer consequences

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈbutə(n)/

  1. to pay for something as punishment; to suffer consequences

    intransitive
    Hij zal boeten voor zijn misdaden.

  2. to expiate

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch boeten (“to improve”), from Old Dutch *buoten, from Proto-West Germanic *bōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną.

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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.