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DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

door.

through

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep/doːr/
  1. through

    Hij schoot de bal door het raam.
  2. across, around (within a certain space)

    Dolenthousiast rende het hondje door de kamer.
  3. because of, due to

    Door files kan ik niet op tijd komen.
  4. by, by means of

    Hij vermeed een confrontatie door de andere kant op te lopen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw.

adv/doːr/
  1. through

  2. forward, on

    Ondanks slecht weer ging het feest toch door.
  3. through (implying motion)

    directional · postpositional
    Ik rijd nu de stad door.
  4. across, around (within a certain space)

    postpositional
    Dolenthousiast rende het hondje de kamer door.
  5. throughout, round (occurring all the time – constantly or frequently – within a certain time period)

    postpositional · temporal
    Zij kon geen maaltijd meer binnenhouden en moest de hele dag door kleine beetjes eten.
    Het hele jaar door waren er problemen met hooligans.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic *þurhw.

noun/doːr/
  1. fool, moron

    Southern · archaic · masculine · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dôre, from Old Dutch *dōro, Proto-West Germanic *dauʀō.

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