bouwen

Meaning

1. (transitive) to build, to construct
2. (dialectal,transitive) to cultivate, to till

Concepts

build

construct

establish

erect

make

building

set

set up

raise

create

lay

lay down

locate

pass oneself off

place

pose

position

posture

put

put down

carpenter

implement

install

put up

organize

craft

engineer

rear

scaffold

ask

constructing

upbuilding

rely on

count on

build up

compose

do

work

Hyphenated as

bou‧wen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɑu̯ə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bouwen, from Old Dutch buwan, from Proto-West Germanic *būan, from Proto-Germanic *būaną.

Sentences

Om een eigen computer te bouwen moet je het een en ander uitzoeken .

To build your own computer, you have to figure things out.

Niet in overstromingsgebieden bouwen .

Do not build on flood plains.

Je mag daar niet bouwen want het is geclassificeerd als landbouwgrond .

You are not allowed to build there because it is classified as agricultural land.