weten.
to know (knowledge), to be aware of something
Meaning & usage
to know (knowledge), to be aware of something
Ik weet hoe die planeet heet.
Ik ken Rusland niet, ik weet niets over dat land.
to remember
Ik weet nog hoe koud het vorig jaar was.
to be able to, to manage to (literally, "to know how to/to know of a way to")
De Batavieren wisten zich goed te verdedigen tegen de Romeinse aanval.
Deze partij wist niet eerder de kiesdrempel te halen.
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“know”), a root perfect from the root *weyd-. The past tense forms is also composed of the regular past tense marker -te.
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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.