besef

See also: bésef

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsɛf/

Etymology 1

From Dutch beseffen.

Verb

besef (present besef, present participle beseffende, past participle besef)

1. (transitive) to realise, to notice

Etymology 2

From Dutch besef.

Noun

besef (uncountable)

1. awareness, realisation, sense

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈsɛf/

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• Hyphenation: be‧sef
• Rhymes: -ɛf

Etymology 1

Deverbal from beseffen.

Noun

besef n (plural beseffen, diminutive besefje n)

1. realisation, awareness, sense

Derived terms

• normbesef
• plichtbesef
• wereldbesef

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: besef
• → Papiamentu: besef

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

besef

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