Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English cruise, from Dutch kruisen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkruː.sə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: crui‧sen

Verb

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cruisen

  1. (intransitive) to cruise, to go on a cruise trip
  2. (intransitive) to cruise in a car, to drive at a constant speed
  3. (intransitive, LGBT, chiefly in relation to gay men) to cruise, to have anonymous casual sex

Inflection

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Conjugation of cruisen (weak)
infinitive cruisen
past singular cruisete
past participle gecruiset
infinitive cruisen
gerund cruisen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular cruise cruisete
2nd person sing. (jij) cruiset cruisete
2nd person sing. (u) cruiset cruisete
2nd person sing. (gij) cruiset cruisete
3rd person singular cruiset cruisete
plural cruisen cruiseten
subjunctive sing.1 cruise cruisete
subjunctive plur.1 cruisen cruiseten
imperative sing. cruise
imperative plur.1 cruiset
participles cruisend gecruiset
1) Archaic.
Conjugation of cruisen (weak)
infinitive cruisen
past singular cruisede
past participle gecruised
infinitive cruisen
gerund cruisen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular cruise cruisede
2nd person sing. (jij) cruiset cruisede
2nd person sing. (u) cruiset cruisede
2nd person sing. (gij) cruiset cruisede
3rd person singular cruiset cruisede
plural cruisen cruiseden
subjunctive sing.1 cruise cruisede
subjunctive plur.1 cruisen cruiseden
imperative sing. cruise
imperative plur.1 cruiset
participles cruisend gecruised
1) Archaic.