laveren
See also: Laveren
Dutch
Alternative forms
- laveeren (dated)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch laveren (“to tack”), from older loveren, ultimately from Middle Dutch loef.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌlaːˈveː.rə(n)/
- Hyphenation: la‧ve‧ren
- Rhymes: -eːrən
Verb
laveren
- (nautical, intransitive, transitive) to tack, to beat up (to manoeuvre by turning a sailing vessel's bow through the wind; to zigzag against the wind when sailing)
- Synonyms: opkruisen, opwerken
- (figurative, intransitive) to manoeuvre carefully in order to ride something out, to zigzag, to navigate with care
- (figurative, intransitive) to walk with a swaying zigzag, usually unsteadily and aimlessly, especially when drunk
Inflection
| Inflection of laveren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | laveren | |||
| past singular | laveerde | |||
| past participle | gelaveerd | |||
| infinitive | laveren | |||
| gerund | laveren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | laveer | laveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | laveert | laveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | laveert | laveerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | laveert | laveerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | laveert | laveerde | ||
| plural | laveren | laveerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lavere | laveerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | laveren | laveerden | ||
| imperative sing. | laveer | |||
| imperative plur.1 | laveert | |||
| participles | laverend | gelaveerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
See also
- overstag gaan