voeren
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle Dutch voeren, from Old Dutch fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, causative of *faraną (modern varen).
Verb
editvoeren
- (transitive) to guide, lead
- Hij voerde de groep door het museum. ― He led the group through the museum.
- De herder voerde zijn schapen naar de weide. ― The shepherd guided his sheep to the pasture.
- Kun je ons voeren naar het dichtstbijzijnde treinstation? ― Can you lead us to the nearest train station?
- (transitive) to wage (war)
- Het land voerde jarenlang oorlog tegen zijn buurman. ― The country waged war against its neighbor for many years.
- Ze voerden een stille oorlog, voornamelijk door middel van economische sancties. ― They waged a silent war, mainly through economic sanctions.
- Hoe kun je een oorlog voeren en tegelijkertijd vrede prediken? ― How can you wage war and preach peace at the same time?
Conjugation
editConjugation of voeren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | voeren | |||
past singular | voerde | |||
past participle | gevoerd | |||
infinitive | voeren | |||
gerund | voeren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | voer | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | voert, voer2 | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | voert | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | voert | voerde | ||
3rd person singular | voert | voerde | ||
plural | voeren | voerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | voere | voerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | voeren | voerden | ||
imperative sing. | voer | |||
imperative plur.1 | voert | |||
participles | voerend | gevoerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editEtymology 2
editA contraction of voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen, from voeder (“lining”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr (“sheath”).
Verb
editvoeren
- (transitive) to line (cover the inner surface)
Conjugation
editConjugation of voeren (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | voeren | |||
past singular | voerde | |||
past participle | gevoerd | |||
infinitive | voeren | |||
gerund | voeren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | voer | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | voert, voer2 | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | voert | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | voert | voerde | ||
3rd person singular | voert | voerde | ||
plural | voeren | voerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | voere | voerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | voeren | voerden | ||
imperative sing. | voer | |||
imperative plur.1 | voert | |||
participles | voerend | gevoerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 3
editFrom a contraction of voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen; and possibly also partially from Middle Dutch voeren, vueren (“to feed”), from Old Dutch *fuoron, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrōn, related to Middle High German vuoren, Middle High German vüeren (“to feed”), whence dialectal Alemannic German and Bavarian fueren (“to feed”). Equivalent to voer + -en.
Verb
editvoeren
- (transitive) to feed
Conjugation
editConjugation of voeren (weak) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | voeren | |||
past singular | voerde | |||
past participle | gevoerd | |||
infinitive | voeren | |||
gerund | voeren n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | voer | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | voert, voer2 | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | voert | voerde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | voert | voerde | ||
3rd person singular | voert | voerde | ||
plural | voeren | voerden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | voere | voerde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | voeren | voerden | ||
imperative sing. | voer | |||
imperative plur.1 | voert | |||
participles | voerend | gevoerd | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Afrikaans: voer
Etymology 4
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editvoeren
- inflection of varen:
Middle Dutch
editEtymology
editFrom Old Dutch fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan.
Verb
editvoeren
- to bring, to carry, to transport
- to lead (a person)
- to take (a person, under force)
- to carry on one's person, to have on oneself
- to carry out
- to export, to bring out of the city or land
Inflection
editThis verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “voeren (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “voeren (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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