ooit

Betekenis (Engels)

1. sometime (in the future), someday, at some point
2. ever
3. once (in the past)
4. (postpositional) of all time, ever

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/oːi̯t/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch oit. The further etymology is not clear, as there are no parallels in other languages. Possibly a combination of Old Dutch io and *jit (cognate with German jetzt; Old English ġiet > Modern English yet), although this leaves the initial o- unexplained.

Sinne

Geweldig , dat was het beste optreden dat ik ooit gezien heb !

Great, that was the best performance I've ever seen!

Niemand heeft dat fort ooit kunnen innemen .

No one has ever been able to take that fort.

Dit was de eerste keer dat hij ooit flauwgevallen was .

This was the first time he'd ever fainted.

Hoe kunnen we dat nu ooit beweren terwijl we hier geheimhouding afspreken ?

How can we possibly be claiming that, and yet agree to confidentiality here?