Zoeken
Example: Ik ga naar het park om mijn vrienden te zoeken.
Definition
"Zoeken" means to actively look for or try to find someone or something, often involving effort or intention. For example, in the sentence 'Ik ga naar het park om mijn vrienden te zoeken,' it refers to the act of searching for friends in the park.
Etymology
The Dutch verb "zoeken" comes from the Middle Dutch word 'soken,' which is related to the Old High German 'suhhan,' both meaning 'to seek' or 'to search.' Did you know? The English word 'seek' shares the same Germanic roots, highlighting a common ancestry in words for searching.
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"Zoeken" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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