weken

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic,transitive) to soften
2. (reflexive,transitive) to soak

Noun

plural of week

Concepts

soak

weeks

steep

liquor

sodden

water

macerate

soaking

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʋeː.kə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wêken, from Old Dutch *wēken, from Proto-West Germanic *waikwijan, from Proto-Germanic *waikwijaną.

Sentences

Drie weken later voelde hij zich al veel beter .

Three weeks later, he was feeling much better.

Europa hervormt zich in de komende weken .

In the coming weeks, the new European order will come into being.

Al een paar weken wordt die wijk door inbraken geteisterd .

For a few weeks, that neighborhood has been plagued by burglaries.

Ze hebben twee weken in een jeep doorgebracht in de savanne in Botswana .

They spent two weeks in a jeep in the savannah in Botswana.