werven
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɛr.və(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wer‧ven
- Rhymes: -ɛrvən
- Homophone: Werven
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch werven, from Old Dutch *wervan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban, from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną.
Verb
werven
- To recruit, notably for enlistment or civil employment
- To obtain (money) through soliciting
- Hij hoopt met zijn actie fondsen te werven voor kankeronderzoek. ― With his action he hopes to obtain funds for cancer research.
Inflection
| Inflection of werven (strong class 3+7) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | werven | |||
| past singular | wierf | |||
| past participle | geworven | |||
| infinitive | werven | |||
| gerund | werven n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | werf | wierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | werft | wierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | werft | wierf | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | werft | wierft | ||
| 3rd person singular | werft | wierf | ||
| plural | werven | wierven | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | werve | wierve | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | werven | wierven | ||
| imperative sing. | werf | |||
| imperative plur.1 | werft | |||
| participles | wervend | geworven | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- aanwerven
- verwerven
- werfagent
- werfbrief
- werfbureau
- werfdepot
- werfkantoor
- werfkracht
- werfofficier
- werver
- werving
Related terms
- wervelen
Noun
werven
- Plural form of werf
Anagrams
- verwen, wreven
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wervan, from Proto-West Germanic *hwerban.
Verb
werven
- to work hard (towards a goal)
- to make happen
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | werven | |
| 3rd sg. past | warf | |
| 3rd pl. past | worven | |
| Past participle | geworven | |
| Infinitive | werven | |
| In genitive | wervens | |
| In dative | wervene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | werve | warf |
| 2nd singular | werfs, werves | worfs, worves |
| 3rd singular | werft, wervet | warf |
| 1st plural | werven | worven |
| 2nd plural | werft, wervet | worft, worvet |
| 3rd plural | werven | worven |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | werve | worve |
| 2nd singular | werfs, werves | worves |
| 3rd singular | werve | worve |
| 1st plural | werven | worven |
| 2nd plural | werft, wervet | worvet |
| 3rd plural | werven | worven |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | werf, werve | |
| Plural | werft, wervet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | wervende | geworven |
Descendants
- Dutch: werven
- Limburgish: wèrve
Further reading
- “werven”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “werven (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II