geef

Noun

gift

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of geven:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of geven:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of geven:

geven

1. (transitive) to give
2. (impersonal, intransitive) to have a negative effect
3. to care about

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣeːf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: geve

Inherited from Old Dutch: geva

In summary

From Middle Dutch geve, from Old Dutch geva, from Proto-West Germanic *gebu, from Proto-Germanic *gebō.

Sentences

Geef me een paar minuten .

Give me a few minutes.

Ik geef toe dat wellicht niet alles even optimaal is verlopen .

I grant that one thing has perhaps not gone as well as it might.