werken.
to work, labour
Meaning & usage
to work, labour
Hij werkt elke dag op het bouwterrein.
Na een paar uur werken was het project voltooid.
to function, work, be in working order
De machine is oud, maar hij werkt nog steeds prima.
to warp, settle
De planken begonnen te werken door het vocht.
to contact
Ik heb gisteravond een paar andere radioamateurs gewerkt in een DX-wedstrijd.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch werken, from Old Dutch wirken, from Proto-West Germanic *wirkijan, from Proto-Germanic *wirkijaną (“to work, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to work, act”).
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