bevangen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈvɑ.ŋə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧van‧gen
• Rhymes: -ɑŋən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch bevangen, from bevaen, from Old Dutch bifān. Equivalent to be- +‎ vangen.

Verb

bevangen

1. (transitive, now chiefly figurative) to catch, to grasp

Inflection

Conjugation of bevangen (strong class 7, prefixed)
infinitive	bevangen
past singular	beving
past participle	bevangen
infinitive	bevangen
gerund	bevangen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bevang	beving
2nd person sing. (jij)	bevangt, bevang2	beving
2nd person sing. (u)	bevangt	beving
2nd person sing. (gij)	bevangt	bevingt
3rd person singular	bevangt	beving
plural	bevangen	bevingen
subjunctive sing.1	bevange	bevinge
subjunctive plur.1	bevangen	bevingen
imperative sing.	bevang
imperative plur.1	bevangt
participles	bevangend	bevangen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From bevangen (“gripped, grasped”), the past participle of bevangen (“to grip, to grasp”).

Adjective

bevangen (comparative bevangener, superlative bevangenst)

1. abashed, shy, timid

Antonyms

• bevangenheid
• onbevangen