verliezen

Betekenis

1. to lose (possession)
2. to lose (a game), to be defeated

Koppelteken as

ver‧lie‧zen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/vərˈlizə(n)/

Etimologie

From Middle Dutch verliesen, from Old Dutch farliesan, from Proto-Germanic *fraleusaną. Cognate with German verlieren. Compare Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “loose, untie”), Latin solvō (“dissolve”), English forlorn.

Sinne

Mij werd gevraagd wat deze landen zouden verliezen .

In this case, I was asked what they stood to lose.

Katja schreeuwde dat ze gingen verliezen .

Katja screamed that they were going to lose.