gelden.
to apply, to be applicable, to be in effect
Meaning & usage
to apply, to be applicable, to be in effect
De twee minuten stilte gelden in het hele land, ook op plaatsen waar geen plechtigheid wordt gehouden.
to count (be estimated as valid, useful, or influential)
to be considered [with als ‘as’], to be considered to be
De Bataven golden in vroeg-Romeinse tijd als elitetroepen.
Het Oktoberfest geldt als het grootste bierfestival ter wereld en wordt jaarlijks door meer dan zes miljoen mensen bezocht.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch gelden, from Old Dutch *geldan, from Proto-West Germanic *geldan, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”).
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