Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch besweten. Equivalent to be- +‎ zweten.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈzʋeː.tə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧zwe‧ten
  • Rhymes: -eːtən

Verb edit

bezweten

  1. (transitive, uncommon) to cover in sweat (usually due to exertion)

Usage notes edit

Conjugated forms are very rare, apart from the past participle bezweet (sweaty).

Inflection edit

Inflection of bezweten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bezweten
past singular bezweette
past participle bezweet
infinitive bezweten
gerund bezweten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bezweet bezweette
2nd person sing. (jij) bezweet bezweette
2nd person sing. (u) bezweet bezweette
2nd person sing. (gij) bezweet bezweette
3rd person singular bezweet bezweette
plural bezweten bezweetten
subjunctive sing.1 bezwete bezweette
subjunctive plur.1 bezweten bezweetten
imperative sing. bezweet
imperative plur.1 bezweet
participles bezwetend bezweet
1) Archaic.