lijmen
Meaning
-
- to glue, join (as) with glue
- (figuratively) to convince, win over
Frequency
Hyphenated as
lij‧men
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɛi̯.mə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch limen. Equivalent to lijm (“glue”) + -en, with many Indo-European cognates (e.g. leem (“loam”), possibly slijm (“slime”)), apparently from a root meaning “to smear”.
New
lijm
-
glue
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning Dutch with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "lijmen" and many other words and sentences in Dutch.
Go to our Dutch course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
