baten

See also: Baten, bäten, and båten

Catalan

Verb

baten

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaːtə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧ten
• Rhymes: -aːtən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch baten, from Old Dutch *baton, from Proto-Germanic *batōną, *batjaną, *batāną, from the same root as beter.

Verb

baten

1. (transitive and intransitive) to avail

   Het mocht niet baten.

   It was to no avail.

Inflection

Conjugation of baten (weak)
infinitive	baten
past singular	baatte
past participle	gebaat
infinitive	baten
gerund	baten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	baat	baatte
2nd person sing. (jij)	baat	baatte
2nd person sing. (u)	baat	baatte
2nd person sing. (gij)	baat	baatte
3rd person singular	baat	baatte
plural	baten	baatten
subjunctive sing.1	bate	baatte
subjunctive plur.1	baten	baatten
imperative sing.	baat
imperative plur.1	baat
participles	batend	gebaat
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

• uitbaten
• baat het niet, dan schaadt het niet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

baten

1. plural of baat

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German

Verb

baten

1. (deprecated template usage) First-person plural preterite of bitten.
2. (deprecated template usage) Third-person plural preterite of bitten.

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Spanish

Verb

baten

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of batir.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present indicative form of batir.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English button.

Noun

baten

1. button