beamen
See also: beâmen
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From beamenen (archaic), from be- + amen, with the final -enen simplified to just -en.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beamen
- (transitive, literally) to say, reply 'amen' after an uttering, notably in prayer or liturgy (especially in a responsory)
- (transitive) to assent to a statement
Inflection edit
Conjugation of beamen (weak, prefixed) | ||||
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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 | 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. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English beam. Doublet of boom.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beamen
- (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.
Inflection edit
Conjugation of beamen (weak) | ||||
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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 | 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. |
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
beamen
- inflection of beamenen:
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)
- (transitive or intransitive, science fiction) to beam (transmit matter or information via a high-tech wireless mechanism)
- to teleport
- Synonym: teleportieren
- (transitive or intransitive) to project with a video projector
- Synonyms: projizieren, werfen
Conjugation edit
infinitive | beamen | ||||
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present participle | beamend | ||||
past participle | gebeamt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich beame | wir beamen | i | ich beame | wir beamen |
du beamst | ihr beamt | du beamest | ihr beamet | ||
er beamt | sie beamen | er beame | sie beamen | ||
preterite | ich beamte | wir beamten | ii | ich beamte1 | wir beamten1 |
du beamtest | ihr beamtet | du beamtest1 | ihr beamtet1 | ||
er beamte | sie beamten | er beamte1 | sie beamten1 | ||
imperative | beam (du) beame (du) |
beamt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.