ontzetten

Dutch

Etymology

From ont- (“de-, away”) +‎ zetten (“to set, put”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔntˈzɛtə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ont‧zet‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛtən

Verb

ontzetten

  1. (transitive) to shock, to horrify
  2. (transitive) to discharge, to release from function or service
  3. (military, transitive) to relieve a town or fortress from a siege

Inflection
Inflection of ontzetten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive ontzetten
past singular ontzette
past participle ontzet
infinitive ontzetten
gerund ontzetten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ontzetontzette
2nd person sing. (jij) ontzetontzette
2nd person sing. (u) ontzetontzette
2nd person sing. (gij) ontzetontzette
3rd person singular ontzetontzette
plural ontzettenontzetten
subjunctive sing.1 ontzetteontzette
subjunctive plur.1 ontzettenontzetten
imperative sing. ontzet
imperative plur.1 ontzet
participles ontzettendontzet
1) Archaic.

ontzettend

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