beleggen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beleggen. Equivalent to be- +‎ leggen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlɛɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧leg‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɛɣən

Verb

beleggen

1. (transitive) to cover, smear, butter, spread over (e.g. a piece of bread with butter and jam)
2. (transitive, finance) to invest money
3. (transitive) to convoke, to call a meeting
4. (transitive) to belay, to fasten (a rope), to fasten (with rope)
5. (transitive) to cover with
6. (transitive, obsolete) to plan, to devise

Inflection

Conjugation of beleggen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	beleggen
past singular	belegde
past participle	belegd
infinitive	beleggen
gerund	beleggen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	beleg	belegde
2nd person sing. (jij)	belegt, beleg2	belegde
2nd person sing. (u)	belegt	belegde
2nd person sing. (gij)	belegt	belegde
3rd person singular	belegt	belegde
plural	beleggen	belegden
subjunctive sing.1	belegge	belegde
subjunctive plur.1	beleggen	belegden
imperative sing.	beleg
imperative plur.1	belegt
participles	beleggend	belegd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• beleg
• belegger
• belegging

Descendants

• Afrikaans: belê