bevangen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch bevangen, from bevaen, from Old Dutch bifān. Equivalent to be- + vangen.
Verb edit
bevangen
- (transitive, now chiefly figurative) to catch, to grasp
Inflection edit
| Conjugation of bevangen (strong class 7, prefixed) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bevangen | |||
| past singular | beving | |||
| past participle | bevangen | |||
| infinitive | bevangen | |||
| gerund | bevangen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bevang | beving | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bevangt | beving | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bevangt | beving | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bevangt | bevingt | ||
| 3rd person singular | bevangt | beving | ||
| plural | bevangen | bevingen | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bevange | bevinge | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bevangen | bevingen | ||
| imperative sing. | bevang | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bevangt | |||
| participles | bevangend | bevangen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2 edit
From bevangen (“gripped, grasped”), the past participle of bevangen (“to grip, to grasp”).
Adjective edit
bevangen (comparative bevangener, superlative bevangenst)