Instemmen
Example: De bandleden moesten instemmen met het nieuwe muziekstuk.
Definition
"Instemmen" means to agree or consent to something, especially in a group setting such as a band agreeing on a new music piece. It involves expressing approval or acceptance to a proposal or idea.
Etymology
The Dutch verb "instemmen" comes from 'in-' meaning 'in' or 'into' and 'stemmen' meaning 'to tune' or 'to vote.' Originally, it referred to tuning instruments together, but it evolved to mean agreeing or harmonizing opinions, much like musicians harmonize sounds.
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"Instemmen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Music - (B2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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