besteken

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bestēken. Equivalent to be- +‎ steken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbəˈsteː.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧ste‧ken
• Rhymes: -eːkən

Verb

besteken

1. (transitive) to stab
2. (transitive) to attack by stabbing
3. (transitive) to attach by stabbing
4. (transitive, Southern) to grant, to gift
5. (transitive, rare) to devise, to plot
6. (transitive, obsolete) to restrict, bar, fence off

Inflection

Conjugation of besteken (strong class 4, prefixed)
infinitive	besteken
past singular	bestak
past participle	bestoken
infinitive	besteken
gerund	besteken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	besteek	bestak
2nd person sing. (jij)	besteekt, besteek2	bestak
2nd person sing. (u)	besteekt	bestak
2nd person sing. (gij)	besteekt	bestaakt
3rd person singular	besteekt	bestak
plural	besteken	bestaken
subjunctive sing.1	besteke	bestake
subjunctive plur.1	besteken	bestaken
imperative sing.	besteek
imperative plur.1	besteekt
participles	bestekend	bestoken
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.