voeren
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch voeren, from Old Dutch fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, causative of *faraną (modern varen).
Verb edit
voeren
- (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?
Inflection edit
Conjugation 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 | 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. |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
A contraction of voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen, from voeder (“lining”), from Proto-West Germanic *fōdr (“sheath”).
Verb edit
voeren
- (transitive) to line (cover the inner surface)
Inflection edit
Conjugation 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 | 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. |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
A contraction of voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen. Equivalent to voer + -en.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
voeren
- (transitive) to feed
Inflection edit
Conjugation 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 | 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. |
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: voer
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
voeren
- inflection of varen:
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic *fōrijan.
Verb edit
voeren
- 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 edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further 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