nemen

Meaning

1. (transitive) to take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab
2. (transitive) to take, to choose out of some options, to pick
3. (transitive) to take, to use a particular route or type of transport
4. (transitive) to take, to consume, to eat or drink
5. (transitive) to have sex with, to take, to fuck

Hyphenated as

ne‧men

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈneːmə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nēmen, from Old Dutch neman, from Proto-West Germanic *neman, from Proto-Germanic *nemaną, from Proto-Indo-European *nem-. Compare English nim.

Sentences

Helaas kunnen wij geen beslissingen voor hen nemen .

That is the limit of our action.

Daarover stemmen we nu niet , we nemen er alleen kennis van .

We are not voting on that now, we are simply noting it.

Moeten zij niet ook eens eindelijk hun politieke verantwoordelijkheid nemen ?

Should they not also discharge their political responsibilities?

In december is het altijd druk in de winkel , niemand mag dan vrij nemen .

December is always busy in the store, so no one is allowed to take time off.

Dat nemen we voor kennisgeving aan .

We have taken note of them.

We moeten op dit gebied onverwijld maatregelen nemen .

We must take immediate action in this area.

Gelukkig wordt ons werk steeds concreter, wij nemen nu ook echte maatregelen .

Fortunately, our work is becoming increasingly more specific; we are now also taking real measures.

Dit gebeurt er nu wanneer sprekers meer tijd nemen dan was voorzien .

This is what happens when speakers take up a greater amount of time than was anticipated.