behoud
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch behout. From behouden.
Noun
behoud n (uncountable)
- preservation, conserving, conservation
- Zij zetten zich in voor het behoud van hun taal.
- They stand up for the preservation of their language.
- De overheid zag strikte neutraliteit als noodzakelijk "tot behoud en welvaart des lands en tot behoud van de vrede".
- The government saw strict neutrality as requisite "for the preservation and welfare of the country and for preserving the peace".
- (religion) salvation
- Synonym: heil
- (dated) conservatism, (less commonly) orthodoxy
- Dit viel niet in goede aarde bij de krachten van het behoud.
- This did not go down well among the forces of conservatism.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
behoud
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of behouden
- (deprecated template usage) imperative of behouden
Middle English
Noun
behoud (plural behouden)
- Alternative form of behofþe
References
- “bihofþe (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-04.
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