Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bestoken. Equivalent to be- +‎ stoken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈstoːkə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧sto‧ken
  • Rhymes: -oːkən

Verb

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bestoken

  1. (transitive) to attack, to shoot at
  2. (transitive) to shell, to bombard
  3. (transitive) to plague, to harass

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bestoken (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bestoken
past singular bestookte
past participle bestookt
infinitive bestoken
gerund bestoken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bestook bestookte
2nd person sing. (jij) bestookt, bestook2 bestookte
2nd person sing. (u) bestookt bestookte
2nd person sing. (gij) bestookt bestookte
3rd person singular bestookt bestookte
plural bestoken bestookten
subjunctive sing.1 bestoke bestookte
subjunctive plur.1 bestoken bestookten
imperative sing. bestook
imperative plur.1 bestookt
participles bestokend bestookt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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