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ramen.

to make an estimate

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈraːmə(n)/
  1. to make an estimate

    transitive
  2. to fix an estimate, to budget

    transitive
    Het project kost 6 keer meer dan geraamd.
  3. to guess, to reckon, to deduce

    obsolete · transitive
  4. to take aim (at), to watch, to observe

    obsolete · transitive
  5. to hit

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ramen (“to aim, to strive for, to guess”), possibly from Old Dutch *rāmon, from Proto-Germanic *rēmijaną, *rēmāną, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to set in motion, move about”), as in English roam.

verb/ˈraːmə(n)/
  1. to stretch on a frame, as done with cloth to be dried

    transitive
  2. to arrange bushels of cereals on the field in a certain way

    transitive
  3. to tie a bird's wings together to prevent it flying away

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ramen. Equivalent to raam + -en.

noun/ˈraːmə(n)/
  1. ramen (Japanese dish)

    masculine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen).

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