gebruiken
Meaning
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- (transitive) to use
- (transitive) to consume, to eat or drink (food or drink)
- (transitive) to consume (resources or goods)
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ge‧brui‧ken
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣəˈbrœy̯kə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch gebruken, from Old Dutch *gibrūkan. Equivalent to modern ge- + bruiken.
New
gebruik
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- (neuter) use
- (neuter) custom, practice
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Sentences
Leerkrachten gebruiken nog vaak het ouderwetse bord en krijt .
Teachers still often use the old-fashioned board and chalk.