bevallen
Meaning
- (transitive) to please, satisfy
- (intransitive) to give birth
bevallen
- (transitive) to please, satisfy
- (intransitive) to give birth
Concepts
Synonyms
ter wereld brengen
het leven schenken
vergenoegen
leuk vinden
in voorzien
tegemoetkomen aan
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈvɑlə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch bevallen, from Old Dutch *bifallan, from Proto-West Germanic *bifallan. Equivalent to be- + vallen. Cognate with German befallen (“to affect, seize, infest”).
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