beslijpen

Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ slijpen (“to sharpen, grind”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌbəˈslɛi̯.pə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: be‧slij‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯pən

Verb

beslijpen

  1. (transitive) to grind, to remove the rough edges by grinding
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to improve
  3. (transitive, figuratively, rare) to civilise

Conjugation

Conjugation of beslijpen (strong class 1, prefixed)
infinitive beslijpen
past singular besleep
past participle beslepen
infinitive beslijpen
gerund beslijpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beslijp besleep
2nd person sing. (jij) beslijpt, beslijp2 besleep
2nd person sing. (u) beslijpt besleep
2nd person sing. (gij) beslijpt besleept
3rd person singular beslijpt besleep
plural beslijpen beslepen
subjunctive sing.1 beslijpe beslepe
subjunctive plur.1 beslijpen beslepen
imperative sing. beslijp
imperative plur.1 beslijpt
participles beslijpend beslepen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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