Opstijgen
Example: De luchtballon begint langzaam op te stijgen in de lucht.
Definition
"Opstijgen" means to rise or ascend, especially referring to something like a balloon or aircraft lifting off from the ground and moving upward into the air. It describes the action of beginning to go up or take flight gradually.
Etymology
The word "opstijgen" comes from Dutch, combining "op" meaning 'up' and "stijgen" meaning 'to rise' or 'to climb.' This makes the meaning quite literal: to rise upward. Did you know that this verb paints a vivid image of something lifting off smoothly into the sky?
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"Opstijgen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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