berusten

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch berusten. Equivalent to be- +‎ rusten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈrʏstə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧rus‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ʏstən

Verb

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berusten

  1. (intransitive) to rest, depend [with op ‘on’]
    Het succes van het project berust op de samenwerking van het hele team.
    The success of the project depends on the collaboration of the entire team.
  2. (intransitive) to resign oneself, to be resigned [with in ‘to’], to accept after resisting; settle for
    Synonym: zich neerleggen (bij)
    Hij lijkt te berusten in zijn lot.
    He seems to be resigned to his fate.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of berusten (weak, prefixed)
infinitive berusten
past singular berustte
past participle berust
infinitive berusten
gerund berusten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular berust berustte
2nd person sing. (jij) berust berustte
2nd person sing. (u) berust berustte
2nd person sing. (gij) berust berustte
3rd person singular berust berustte
plural berusten berustten
subjunctive sing.1 beruste berustte
subjunctive plur.1 berusten berustten
imperative sing. berust
imperative plur.1 berust
participles berustend berust
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Sranan Tongo: berùst

Anagrams

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