bewaren

Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bewaren, from Old Dutch biwaron, from Proto-West Germanic *biwarōn, equivalent to be- +‎ waren. Cognate with English beware.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈʋaːrə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧wa‧ren
  • Rhymes: -aːrən

Verb

bewaren

  1. (transitive) to preserve, keep
    Synonyms: behouden, houden
    Ik heb de neiging om alles te bewaren. Ik kan echt niets weggooien. Daarom staan er zo veel spullen in de garage.
    I tend to keep everything. I really can't throw anything away. That's why there are so many things in the garage.
  2. (transitive) to guard, watch over
    Synonyms: behoeden, behouden, bewaken

Inflection
Inflection of bewaren (weak, prefixed)
infinitive bewaren
past singular bewaarde
past participle bewaard
infinitive bewaren
gerund bewaren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bewaarbewaarde
2nd person sing. (jij) bewaartbewaarde
2nd person sing. (u) bewaartbewaarde
2nd person sing. (gij) bewaartbewaarde
3rd person singular bewaartbewaarde
plural bewarenbewaarden
subjunctive sing.1 bewarebewaarde
subjunctive plur.1 bewarenbewaarden
imperative sing. bewaar
imperative plur.1 bewaart
participles bewarendbewaard
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: bewaar
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: bwaru
  • Negerhollands: bewaar, bewaer
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