overwordExplorer
DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

voorhouden.

to hold in front (of someone or something); to present

10 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvoːrˌɦɑu̯də(n)/
  1. to hold in front (of someone or something); to present

    transitive
  2. to pretend (to someone)

    transitive
    Hij hield zichzelf voor dat hij een geboren kunstenaar was.
Where this word comes from

Compound of voor + houden.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

voorhouden has 10 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

voorhouden studiovoorhouden workshello, voorhouden

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.