beslijpen
Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom be- + slijpen (“to sharpen, grind”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editbeslijpen
- (transitive) to grind, to remove the rough edges by grinding
- (transitive, figuratively) to improve
- (transitive, figuratively, rare) to civilise
Inflection
edit| 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 | 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. | ||||