vergaderen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vergaderen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ gaderen. See also vergaren, which derives from the same source, but from the later variant garen by syncope. Cognate with Low German vergadern, English forgather.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vərˈɣaː.də.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧ga‧de‧ren
• Rhymes: -aːdərən

Verb

vergaderen

1. (transitive, intransitive) to gather together, meet up, assemble

Usage notes

• Transitive uses are now largely obsolete (in such cases vergaren is generally used).

Conjugation

Conjugation of vergaderen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	vergaderen
past singular	vergaderde
past participle	vergaderd
infinitive	vergaderen
gerund	vergaderen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	vergader	vergaderde
2nd person sing. (jij)	vergadert, vergader2	vergaderde
2nd person sing. (u)	vergadert	vergaderde
2nd person sing. (gij)	vergadert	vergaderde
3rd person singular	vergadert	vergaderde
plural	vergaderen	vergaderden
subjunctive sing.1	vergadere	vergaderde
subjunctive plur.1	vergaderen	vergaderden
imperative sing.	vergader
imperative plur.1	vergadert
participles	vergaderend	vergaderd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• doorvergaderen
• vergadering
• vergaderruimte
• vergadertafel
• vergadertijger
• vergaderzaal

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vergader
• Negerhollands: vergaeder, vergaader

Anagrams

• graveerden