wassen.
to wash, to clean
Meaning & usage
to wash, to clean
Ik ga mijn kleren wassen in de wasmachine.
Vergeet niet je handen te wassen voor het eten.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wasschen, from Old Dutch wascan, from Proto-West Germanic *waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”).
made of wax, waxen
De wassen kaarsen hebben een aangename geur.
De wassen vloer glansde in het zonlicht.
Where this word comes from
From was + -en.
to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax
de wassende maan
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan (“to increase”).
to rub wax on, to wax
Ik ga de houten tafel wassen met een laagje bijenwas.
De meubelmaker heeft de antieke kast netjes gewast met een speciale was.
Where this word comes from
From was + -en.
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