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zwaar.

heavy, hefty

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/zʋaːr/

  1. heavy, hefty

    zware industrie
    zwaar geschut

  2. strong, potent

    half zware shag

  3. big, sizeable

    zware jongens

  4. difficult, hard

    een zware taak

  5. arduous, gruelling

  6. important, significant

    een zware delegatie
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch swâer, from Old Dutch *swār, *swāri, from Proto-West Germanic *swār, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, *swēriz.

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