keuren

Meaning

1. (transitive) to inspect, assess
2. (transitive) to test, sample

Concepts

criticize

censor

censure

knock

regain

check

admonish

blame

exhort

rebuke

reclaim

recoup

recover

reimburse

repay

reprimand

reproach

reprove

scold

tell off

upbraid

take

sample

taste

test

appraise

appreciate

assess

estimate

evaluate

figure

judge

measure

outguess

price

qualify

set

valuate

animadvert

come by

criticise

undervalue

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkøːrə(n)/

Etymology

From a merger of:
* Middle Dutch coren (“to test, to assess”), from Old Dutch coron, from Proto-West Germanic *koʀōn. Still found in the derived form bekoren.
* Middle Dutch cueren (“to determine”), from Old Dutch *curien, from Proto-West Germanic *kuʀjan.

Sentences

We gebruiken woorden die niets betekenen en keuren richtlijnen goed die veronachtzaamd worden .

We are using words that have no meaning, adopting directives which are neglected.