steken

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) to prick, sting
2. (intransitive) to sting, hurt
3. (transitive) to stab, thrust (with a sharp instrument such as a dagger)
4. (transitive) to insert, put in

Noun

plural of steek

Concepts

stab

sting

put

insert

place

prick

lay down

put down

pick

stick

nettle

lay

put in

set

enter

jab

poke

apply

enclose

introduce

put away

put on

stow

pierce

pique

quilt

stitch

prickle

thrust

add

administer

append

assign

attach

employ

make use of

paste

practice

put onto

turn to account

use

locate

pass oneself off

pose

position

posture

advertise

announce

input

sheathe

puncture

laydown

putdown

plant

pop

push

prod

burn

bag

pry

rankle

ask

shove

twinge

poach

Hyphenated as

ste‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsteːkə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stēken, from Old Dutch *stecan, from Proto-West Germanic *stekan, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną, originally a class 1 strong verb.

Sentences

Nog twee dagen in Europa en dan steken we terug de Atlantische Oceaan over .

Two more days in Europe and then we cross the Atlantic again.

Hij dacht dat zijn scheerapparaat stuk was , maar hij was gewoon vergeten om de stekker erin te steken .

He thought his shaver was broken, but he just forgot to plug it in.