scheppen

Meaning

Verb

to create

Noun

plural of schep

Concepts

create

make

shovel

produce

compose

write

work

generate

draw

construct

engender

establish

originate

set up

set

typeset

excerpt

extract

spoon

scoop

shape

bring forth

procreate

bring about

cause

do

forge

form

induce

provoke

raise

father

give rise to

build

come up with

Hyphenated as

schep‧pen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsxɛ.pə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch scheppen, from Old Dutch *skeppen, from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną. Compare English shape. Doublet of schaffen.

Sentences

Het personeel stond buiten een luchtje te scheppen .

The staff was outside scooping up some air.

Wat we nodig hebben is een reële vorm van het scheppen van geld .

What we need is a real form of creating money.

Een gezond openbaar debat zal hier evenwel gemakkelijk duidelijkheid over kunnen scheppen .

This is nothing, however, that a calm public debate could not put right.