slaan.
to hit, to slap
Meaning & usage
to hit, to slap
to beat, overcome
to strike
De klok slaat zeven.
to pulse, beat
Zijn hart slaat.
to surround with
Een mantel om de schouders slaan.
to suddenly start along (of movement), to turn
Op de vlucht slaan.
Ze sloegen vanaf het trottoir linksaf.
to take one of your opponent's pieces
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch slaen, from Old Dutch slān, from Proto-West Germanic *slahan, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną.
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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.