ontvangen.
to receive
Meaning & usage
to receive
Irène Joliot-Curie ontving samen met haar man Frédéric Joliot ook een Nobelprijs voor de Scheikunde, in 1935, een jaar na het overlijden van haar moeder.
Where this word comes from
From earlier ontvaan, from Middle Dutch ontvaen, from Old Dutch antfān. Equivalent to ont- + vangen.
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