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insteek.

approach, manner, take, line

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. approach, manner, take, line

    masculine
    Stapsgewijs het probleem oplossen is een goede insteek.
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from insteken, equivalent to in + steek. Arisen in the mid-1990s in political and civil servants' jargon.

verb
  1. first-person singular dependent-clause present indicative of insteken

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