verslaan

From Dutch verslaan.

• IPA^(key): /fərˈslɑːn/

verslaan (present verslaan, present participle verslaande, past participle verslaan)

1. to defeat

From Middle Dutch verslaen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ slaan.

• IPA^(key): /vɛrˈslaːn/, /vərˈslaːn/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧slaan
• Rhymes: -aːn

verslaan

1. (transitive) to defeat

   Het team wist hun tegenstanders te verslaan in de finale.

   The team managed to defeat their opponents in the final.

2. (transitive) to report on, cover

   De journalist ging ter plaatse om live te verslaan wat er gebeurde.

   The journalist went to the scene to report on what was happening live.

   Hij verslaat alle belangrijke gebeurtenissen in zijn dagboek.

   He reports on all the important events in his diary.

   De verslaggever zal de wedstrijd vanavond op televisie verslaan

   The reporter will cover the match on television tonight.

3. (transitive, dated, dialectal) to destroy, to fell
4. (transitive, dated, dialectal) to beat to death; to kill

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• Afrikaans: verslaan