bevoegd

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) competent
  2. (not-comparable) qualified, authorised, having permission

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈvuxt/
Etymology

In summary

Probably borrowed from German befugt. Attested since the late seventeenth century. Similar forms appear earlier in the seventeenth century, which were also likely based on the German root.

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