leggen

Meaning

1. (transitive) to lay (to place in a lying position)
2. (transitive) to lay (eggs) (to produce and deposit eggs)
3. (alt-of,alternative,colloquial,proscribed) Alternative form of liggen

Hyphenated as

leg‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛɣə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leggen, from Old Dutch leggen, from Proto-West Germanic *laggjan, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. A causative verb to liggen (“to lie”).

Sentences

We leggen ons vast op dit bedrag en zullen het zo spoedig mogelijk uitbetalen .

We are also going to commit this sum and to disburse this as soon as possible.

Hij heeft zo belangrijke verbanden kunnen leggen om de evolutietheorie te ontwikkelen .

He has been able to make such important connections to develop the theory of evolution.

Wij moeten de vinger leggen op de talrijke nog voorkomende tekortkomingen .

Although we have come a long way and we are making every effort now, I feel that we still have a long way to go.