ontdekken.
to discover
Meaning & usage
to discover
De ontdekkingsreiziger wil nieuwe landen en gebieden ontdekken
Ze hoopt een verborgen schat in het bos te ontdekken
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch ontdecken. Equivalent to ont- (“un-, de-”) + dekken (“cover”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.