See also: beâmen

Dutch

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From beamenen (archaic), from be- +‎ amen, with the final -enen simplified to just -en.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /bəˈaːmə(n)/, [bəˈʔaːmə(n)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧amen
  • Rhymes: -aːmən

Verb

edit

beamen

  1. (transitive, literally) to say, reply 'amen' after an uttering, notably in prayer or liturgy (especially in a responsory)
  2. (transitive) to assent to a statement
Conjugation
edit
Conjugation of beamen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beamen
past singular beaamde
past participle beaamd
infinitive beamen
gerund beamen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beaam beaamde
2nd person sing. (jij) beaamt, beaam2 beaamde
2nd person sing. (u) beaamt beaamde
2nd person sing. (gij) beaamt beaamde
3rd person singular beaamt beaamde
plural beamen beaamden
subjunctive sing.1 beame beaamde
subjunctive plur.1 beamen beaamden
imperative sing. beaam
imperative plur.1 beaamt
participles beamend beaamd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Synonyms
edit
Derived terms
edit

Etymology 2

edit

Borrowed from English beam. Doublet of bomen.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːmə(n)/
  • Hyphenation: bea‧men

Verb

edit

beamen

  1. (intransitive) to (transport by) beam; mainly used in science fiction context
    Scotty is een meester in het beamen naar en van de Enterprise.
    Scotty is a master at beaming to and from the Enterprise.
Conjugation
edit
Conjugation of beamen (weak)
infinitive beamen
past singular beamde
past participle gebeamd
infinitive beamen
gerund beamen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beam beamde
2nd person sing. (jij) beamt, beam2 beamde
2nd person sing. (u) beamt beamde
2nd person sing. (gij) beamt beamde
3rd person singular beamt beamde
plural beamen beamden
subjunctive sing.1 beame beamde
subjunctive plur.1 beamen beamden
imperative sing. beam
imperative plur.1 beamt
participles beamend gebeamd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /bəˈaːmə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧amen

Verb

edit

beamen

  1. inflection of beamenen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

edit

German

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from English beam in the science fiction sense, popularised by the series Star Trek (first broadcast in Germany in 1972). The sense “to project” is a figurative use, apparently since the 1990s. Doublet of Baum.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

beamen (weak, third-person singular present beamt, past tense beamte, past participle gebeamt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive, science fiction) to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism)
  2. to teleport
    Synonym: teleportieren
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to project with a video projector
    Synonyms: projizieren, werfen

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

Further reading

edit
  • beamen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • beamen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • beamen” in Duden online
  • beamen” in OpenThesaurus.de