verschansen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From schans +‎ ver- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌvɛrˈsxɑn.sə(n)/, /ˌvərˈsxɑn.sə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧schan‧sen
  • Rhymes: -ɑnsən

Verb

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verschansen

  1. (transitive) to fortify; (literal) to surround with a defensive wall, to protect with a bastion
  2. (reflexive) to dig oneself in, to seek cover, to fortify one's position, to take a fortified position

Conjugation

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Conjugation of verschansen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive verschansen
past singular verschanste
past participle verschanst
infinitive verschansen
gerund verschansen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular verschans verschanste
2nd person sing. (jij) verschanst, verschans2 verschanste
2nd person sing. (u) verschanst verschanste
2nd person sing. (gij) verschanst verschanste
3rd person singular verschanst verschanste
plural verschansen verschansten
subjunctive sing.1 verschanse verschanste
subjunctive plur.1 verschansen verschansten
imperative sing. verschans
imperative plur.1 verschanst
participles verschansend verschanst
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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