beleven

Meaning

1. (transitive) to experience, live through, go through
2. (transitive) to profess, practice openly (notably a faith or conviction)
3. (obsolete,transitive) to live, exist in (a time or space)
4. (obsolete,transitive) to observe, follow (a command etc.)

Hyphenated as

be‧le‧ven

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈleːvə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beleven. Equivalent to be- + leven (“to live”).

Sentences

Ik denk dat wij hier een historisch ogenblik beleven .

I consider that we are experiencing an historic moment in this regard.