telen.
to cultivate, to grow plants, notably crops
Meaning & usage
to cultivate, to grow plants, notably crops
We telen tomaten in onze achtertuin.
In deze regio telen ze voornamelijk tarwe.
to raise, to breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men
Zij telen bijen voor honing.
Op de boerderij telen ze koeien voor melk.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-West Germanic *tilōn, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.
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