sieren

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
  2. (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
  3. (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of

Concepts

ornament
adorn
decorate
bedeck
embellish
evade

steer clear of

avert
avoid
dodge
duck
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shirk
sidestep
circumvent
grace
elude
Synonyms

versieren
B2
decoreren
40k

opsieren

tooien
uitdossen
vermijden
B2
mijden
C2

uit de weg gaan

ridderen
onderscheiden
C1
ontwijken
C1

opsmukken

Translations

schmücken
verzieren

aufputzen

adornar
orner
ornamentar
adornar

ausputzen

decorar
adornare
parer
décorer
decorare
ornamentar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsirə(n)/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
cieren
Cognate with German
German
zieren
In summary

From Middle Dutch cieren, tsieren, sieren, borrowed from Middle High German zieren. Cognate with German zieren and the inherited form tieren.

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