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lezen.

to read

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈleːzə(n)/[ˈleɪ̯zə(n)]Netherlands

  1. to read

    transitive
    Ze houdt ervan om boeken te lezen in haar vrije tijd.
    Hij heeft alle Harry Potter-boeken gelezen.

  2. to gather (esp. fruits)

    archaic · transitive
    (...) wij mogten in de gemeente vruchten lezen (...)
    (...) dan komt de beer (...) druiven lezen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lēsen (“to collect, gather, read”), from Old Dutch lesan (“to gather, read”), from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *les- (“to gather”).

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