leven

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See also: levén, lévén, lęven, Leven, and 'leven

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See levin.

Noun

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leven

  1. eleven
  2. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of levin (lightning).
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Etymology 2

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See leaven

Verb

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leven (third-person singular simple present levens, present participle levening, simple past and past participle levened)

  1. Obsolete spelling of leaven.

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See also

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Anagrams

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Bislama

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Bislama cardinal numbers
 <  10 11 12  > 
    Cardinal : leven

Etymology

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From English eleven.

Numeral

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leven

  1. eleven

Danish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leːˀvən/, [ˈleˀʋn̩], [ˈlewˀn̩]

Noun

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leven c

  1. definite singular of lev (bread, archaic)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛfən/, [ˈlɛfn̩]

Noun

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leven c

  1. definite singular of lev (lev, currency)

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /leːvən/, [ˈleːʋn̩], [ˈlewn̩]
  1. gerund of leve

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch leven, from Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Verb

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leven

  1. (intransitive) to live
    Ik wil leven in een stad dicht bij de natuur.I want to live in a city close to nature.
    Ze leeft voor haar kunst.She lives for her art.
    Hij heeft lang geleefd en veel meegemaakt.He has lived a long life and experienced much.
Conjugation
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Conjugation of leven (weak)
infinitive leven
past singular leefde
past participle geleefd
infinitive leven
gerund leven n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leef leefde
2nd person sing. (jij) leeft, leef2 leefde
2nd person sing. (u) leeft leefde
2nd person sing. (gij) leeft leefde
3rd person singular leeft leefde
plural leven leefden
subjunctive sing.1 leve leefde
subjunctive plur.1 leven leefden
imperative sing. leef
imperative plur.1 leeft
participles levend geleefd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: leef, lewe
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: lefu
  • Jersey Dutch: lêve
  • Negerhollands: leev, lif, leven

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch leven. Gerund of the verb leven.

Noun

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leven n (plural levens, diminutive leventje n)

  1. life
    Het leven is vol verrassingen.Life is full of surprises.
    Hij wilde zijn leven wijden aan wetenschappelijk onderzoek.He wanted to dedicate his life to scientific research.
    In mijn vrije tijd geniet ik van het leven.In my free time, I enjoy life.
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Anagrams

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Galician

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Verb

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leven

  1. inflection of levar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *libben, *livon, from Proto-West Germanic *libbjan.

Verb

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lēven

  1. to live, to be alive
  2. to live one's life
  3. to live, to dwell

Inflection

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Weak
Infinitive lēven
3rd sg. past
3rd pl. past
Past participle
Infinitive lēven
In genitive lēvens
In dative lēvene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular lēve
2nd singular lēefs, lēves
3rd singular lēeft, lēvet
1st plural lēven
2nd plural lēeft, lēvet
3rd plural lēven
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular lēve
2nd singular lēefs, lēves
3rd singular lēve
1st plural lēven
2nd plural lēeft, lēvet
3rd plural lēven
Imperative Present
Singular lēef, lēve
Plural lēeft, lēvet
Present Past
Participle lēvende

Descendants

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English lǣfan, from Proto-West Germanic *laibijan.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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leven

  1. to leave
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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leven

  1. Alternative form of lyven

Etymology 3

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Noun

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leven

  1. lightning

Middle Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon libbian.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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leven

  1. to live

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German Low German: lęven, lewen, lewe (in other dialects, including Low Prussian)

Scots

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Noun

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leven

  1. A lawn; an open space between woods[1]
    • 1803, Walter Scott, Thomas the Rhymer:
      lily leven (a lawn overspread with lilies or flowers)

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Spanish

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Verb

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leven

  1. inflection of levar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

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Noun

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leven

  1. definite singular of lev
  2. indefinite plural of leve

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