wijken
Meaning
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- (intransitive) to yield, make way
- (intransitive) to recede
- (intransitive) to disappear
Concepts
yield
go backward
abdicate
Synonyms
het veld ruimen
’m smeren
verdagen
afstand doen
afstand doen van
abdiqueren
opzijgaan
zich onderwerpen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋɛi̯kə(n)/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wiken, from Old Dutch *wīcan, from Proto-West Germanic *wīkwan, from Proto-Germanic *wīkwaną.
New
wijk
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- (feminine,masculine) neighborhood
- (feminine,masculine) district
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