Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch pēgelen. Equivalent to peil +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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peilen

  1. (transitive) To fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To test, probe, get the feel of.
  3. (transitive, by extension) To poll.

Inflection

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Conjugation of peilen (weak)
infinitive peilen
past singular peilde
past participle gepeild
infinitive peilen
gerund peilen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular peil peilde
2nd person sing. (jij) peilt, peil2 peilde
2nd person sing. (u) peilt peilde
2nd person sing. (gij) peilt peilde
3rd person singular peilt peilde
plural peilen peilden
subjunctive sing.1 peile peilde
subjunctive plur.1 peilen peilden
imperative sing. peil
imperative plur.1 peilt
participles peilend gepeild
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: peil
  • Papiamentu: peilu

Noun

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peilen

  1. plural of peil

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From German Low German peilen, from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (to measure water depth), from pēgel, pegel (level, water guage); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (level, water depth).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪlən/
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  • Hyphenation: pei‧len

Verb

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peilen (weak, third-person singular present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • peilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • peilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • peilen” in Duden online