Betekenen
Example: De veranderingen in het beleid betekenen veel voor ons allemaal.
Definition
"Betekenen" means to signify or represent something, often indicating the importance or consequence of a particular fact, event, or action, as in the example phrase where changes in policy signify a lot for everyone involved.
Etymology
The Dutch verb "betekenen" comes from Middle Dutch 'betekenen', which itself derives from the combination of 'be-' (a prefix) and 'tekenen' meaning 'to mark or sign'. Did you know? The root 'tekenen' is related to the English word 'token', highlighting the idea of marking or signifying meaning.
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"Betekenen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 4", containing 112 commonly used words.
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