handelen

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to trade, do business
2. (intransitive) to act

Concepts

trade

act

deal

negotiate

exchange

take action

handle

barter

change

affect

avail

be effective

be efficacious

have effect

impact

impinge

move

operate

produce

work

acting

do business

approach

procedure

traffic

manage

business

dealing

dealings

present tense

transaction

replace

truck

Hyphenated as

han‧de‧len

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɦɑndələ(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch handelen, from Old Dutch handalon, from Proto-West Germanic *handulōn, from Proto-Germanic *handlōną. By surface analysis, hand + elen. Ultimately of the same origin as the English borrowing at Etymology 2 below (thus, a doublet of the same).

Sentences

We moeten ophouden met praten en overgaan op handelen .

We need to stop talking and start acting.

Laten we daarom proberen collectief te handelen .

So let us try to act collectively.

Hij heeft ons werkelijk veel stof gegeven tot nadenken en concreet handelen .

He really has provided much food for thought and, above all, practical commitment.