steunen

Betekenis

Verb

1. (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist
2. (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on
3. (intransitive) to moan, groan

Noun

plural of steun

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈstøː.nə(n)/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch stōnen, from Old Dutch *stonōn, *stunōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stunōn (“to sound, crash, bang, strike, knock”), from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (“to make a loud sound, thunder, crash, rumble, groan”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”).

Sinne

Hartelijk dank en ik verzoek u allen dit verslag morgen te steunen .

Thank you very much and I ask you all to support this report tomorrow.

Daarom vraag ik u om deze richtlijn en dit compromis te steunen .

I would therefore ask you to support this directive and this compromise.

Wij steunen echter de amendementen inzake minder bureaucratie voor de ondernemingen .

We support, however, the amendments involving reduced bureaucracy for companies.