heel

Meaning

Adj

1. complete, full, whole
2. intact, unbroken, undamaged, untarnished
3. big, enormous, significant

Adv

very

Verb

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɦeːl/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hêel, from Old Dutch hēl, from Proto-West Germanic *hail, from Proto-Germanic *hailaz.

Sentences

U ziet dat er nog heel veel te doen is .

As we can see, there is still much work to be done.

Dat lijkt me heel belangrijk te zijn .

I believe that this is very important.

De zaak is heel belangrijk .

The issue is a very important one.

We mogen en moeten daar heel blij mee zijn .

We must and should rejoice in that.

Laat me dit heel duidelijk stellen .

Let me make this very clear.

De dromen waren heel vreemd .

The dreams were very strange.

De werkelijkheid ziet er uiteraard heel anders uit .

The reality is of course entirely different.

Het duurt heel lang voordat de documenten binnenkomen .

They are very slow in arriving.