Toeschrijven
Example: Veel mensen schrijven hun succes toe aan hard werken.
Definition
"Toeschrijven" means to attribute or assign something, such as a result or quality, to a particular cause, person, or factor. For example, many people "toeschrijven" their success to hard work, indicating they believe hard work is the reason for their achievements.
Etymology
The Dutch verb "toeschrijven" comes from the prefix 'toe-', meaning 'to' or 'towards', combined with 'schrijven', meaning 'to write'. Originally, it referred to the act of writing something down as belonging to someone, and over time it evolved to mean attributing or assigning a cause or source to something.
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"Toeschrijven" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 1", containing 119 commonly used words.
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