van

Meaning

Prep

1. of (possession, property)
2. of (general association)
3. by, of (creator)
4. from (origin)
5. from (starting point of a movement or change)
6. from (starting point in time)
7. from, off (removal of something from off something else)
8. of, out of, from, with (cause)
9. of, out of, with (material or resource)
10. of, out of, among (out of a larger whole; partitive)
11. from, was, formerly (indicating a change in price)
12. (colloquial) like (quotative (used to introduce direct speech))

Adv

1. of, from
2. from
3. by, from
4. of, about

Noun

1. (masculine) a surname or nickname beginning with the preposition van
2. (masculine) any surname

Concepts

of

from

surname

on

🔛

upon

about

for

concerning

at

with

in

by

regarding

retrieve

segue

someone

something

suffice

to

toward

towards

paint a sullen picture

paint a grim picture

draw a sombre picture

paint a lugubrious picture

paint a sombre picture

paint a saturnine picture

paint a dire picture

paint a bleak picture

paint a dreary picture

paint a morbid picture

draw a lugubrious picture

paint a gloomy picture

paint a somber picture

paint a seamy picture

paint a dismal picture

draw a somber picture

paint a drab picture

paint a lustrous picture

paint a splendid picture

draw a radiant picture

paint a mellow picture

draw a brilliant picture

draw a hilarious picture

pain a buoyant picture

present a cheerful picture

draw a shining picture

paint a shining picture

paint a glossy picture

portray a glittering picture

draw a cheerful picture

paint a sparkling picture

draw a serene picture

paint a brilliant picture

draw a fair picture

paint an illustrious picture

paint a radiant picture

paint a sanguine picture

paint a shiny picture

paint a serene picture

paint a gleamy picture

paint a gleaming picture

paint a magnificent picture

paint a carefree picture

paint a rosy picture

draw a splendid picture

paint a bright picture

paint a jovial picture

draw a shiny picture

paint a cheerful picture

paint a glittering picture

paint a hilarious picture

present a polished picture

paint a fair picture

paint a blithe picture

a

a

evoke a glittering picture

aboard

after

an

belong

fetch

inside

into

off

out of

over

per

Synonyms

uit

over

om

met

betreffende

aan

🔛

tegen

aangaande

op de

omtrent

op

🆙

per

te

thema

toebehoren

tot

vanaf

voor

voorzien

wat betreft

wisselen

zijn

retrehv

een duister beeld schetsen

een somber beeld schetsen

een helder beeld schetsen

een helder beeld geven

afstand doen van

afzien

bij

binnen

iemand

in

jegens

naar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɑn/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch van, from Old Dutch fan (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fanē, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂poneh₁ (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo, *h₂pó (“off, of”). Cognate with Old Saxon fana, fan (“from”), Old Frisian fan, fon (“from”), Old High German fona, fon (“from”).

Sentences

Ik wil graag de reactie van de commissaris .

I should like to know the reaction of the Commissioner.

Zoals altijd is het dus een kwestie van evenwicht .

So, as always, it is a question of balance.

Terrorisme raakt de kern van dit alles .

Terrorism strikes at the very heart of all of these things.

Hij is veroordeeld voor obstructie van het onderzoek .

He was convicted of obstruction of the investigation.

Over de identiteit van de begunstigden bestaat geen twijfel .

It is also clear who the beneficiaries of this will be.

En natuurlijk ook op basis van respect voor de mensenrechten en de menselijke solidariteit.

And also, of course, on respect for human rights and human solidarity.

De rook van mijn buurman waaide in mijn gezicht .

My neighbor's smoke blew in my face.

Opdeling van het land in twee delen is onacceptabel .

Dividing the country into two parts is unacceptable.