aankleden
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aenclêden. Equivalent to aan + kleden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːŋkleːdə(n)/
aankleden (file) - Hyphenation: aan‧kle‧den
Verb
aankleden
- (transitive) to dress, put clothing on someone or something
- Welke idioot heeft de kat aangekleed?
- What idiot put clothes on the cat?
- (reflexive) to get dressed, put clothes on oneself
- Haastig kleedde hij zich aan zodra hij iemand hoorde naderen.
- Hastily he got dressed as soon as he heard someone approaching.
- (transitive) to furnish with textile, furniture, decorations etc.
- Het vergt goede smaak om een fraaie kamer stijlvol aan te kleden.
- It takes good taste to furnish a nice room stylishly.
- (transitive, figuratively) to dress up, present with embellishments, excuses etc.
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
- Negerhollands: kleed na
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