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solliciteren.

to apply (for a job)

12 characters5 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/sɔlisiˈteːrə(n)/

  1. to apply (for a job)

    intransitive
    Ik ga solliciteren bij het postkantoor.
    Ik ga solliciteren naar de positie van een postbode.

  2. to ask (for)

    idiomatic · intransitive
    Ben je naar klappen aan het solliciteren?
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch solliciteren, borrowed from Middle French [Term?] (whence French solliciter), borrowed from Latin sollicitare.

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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.