handelen.
to trade, do business
Meaning & usage
to trade, do business
Hij is al jaren bezig met handelen in antiek.
De familie heeft een lange traditie van handelen in textiel.
to act
Je moet snel handelen in noodsituaties.
De politieagent handelde onmiddellijk bij het zien van de verdachte activiteit.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch handelen, from Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. By surface analysis, hand + elen. Ultimately of the same origin as the English borrowing at Etymology 2 below (thus, a doublet of the same).
to handle, to deal with or endure something or someone (particularly emotionally)
Hij kon het volwassen leven niet handelen en ging aan de drugs.
Where this word comes from
From English handle, ultimately of the same origin as the native inherited term at Etymology 1 above (thus, a doublet of the same). Compare German händeln.
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