worden
Sentences
Vrouwen worden systematisch verkracht .
Women are systematically raped.
Een belangrijk besluit moet in commissieverband worden genomen .
An important issue should be dealt with in committee.
Meaning
- (copulative) to become, to get, to grow, to turn
- (auxiliary, transitive) Used to form the imperfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋɔrdə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch werden, from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wert-.
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