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keer.

time (occasion, instance)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/keːr/[kɪːr]

  1. time (occasion, instance)

    masculine
    Dit is de eerste keer dat ik naar Parijs reis.
    Ze heeft me al meerdere keren uitgenodigd voor haar verjaardagsfeest.

  2. reversion, reversal, turn

    masculine
    Na veel tegenslagen hoopten ze op een keer van geluk.
    Zijn optreden in de wedstrijd markeerde een belangrijke keer in zijn carrière.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch keer, kere, ultimately a derivative of Dutch keren (“to turn around, revolve”) (compare the semantic development of werf and English turn). Compare German Low German Kehr (“time, turn”), German Kehr (“turn, direction”), Old English ċierr ("turn, time, occasion"; > English chore).

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