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werpen

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch werpen, from Old Dutch werpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Cognate with German werfen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛrpə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wer‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɛrpən

Verb

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werpen

  1. (transitive) to throw
  2. (transitive, of animals) to give birth

Conjugation

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Conjugation of werpen (strong class 3+7)
infinitive werpen
past singular wierp
past participle geworpen
infinitive werpen
gerund werpen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular werp wierp
2nd person sing. (jij) werpt, werp2 wierp
2nd person sing. (u) werpt wierp
2nd person sing. (gij) werpt wierpt
3rd person singular werpt wierp
plural werpen wierpen
subjunctive sing.1 werpe wierpe
subjunctive plur.1 werpen wierpen
imperative sing. werp
imperative plur.1 werpt
participles werpend geworpen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: werp

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch werpan.

Verb

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werpen

  1. to throw
  2. to cast off, to lose
  3. to give birth (of animals)
  4. to damage, to hurt by throwing something (such as stones)
  5. to stone, to kill by throwing something (such as stones)

Inflection

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Conjugation of werpen (strong class 3)
infinitive base form werpen
genitive werpens
dative werpene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular werpe warp werpe worpe
2nd person singular werps, werpes worps, worpes werps, werpes worpes
3rd person singular werpt, werpet warp werpe worpe
1st person plural werpen worpen werpen worpen
2nd person plural werpt, werpet worpt, worpet werpt, werpet worpet
3rd person plural werpen worpen werpen worpen
imperative
singular werp, werpe
plural werpt, werpet
present past
participle werpende geworpen

Descendants

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Further reading

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English weorpan, from Proto-West Germanic *werpan, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛrpən/, /ˈwarpən/, /ˈwurpən/

Verb

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werpen (third-person singular simple present werpeth, present participle werpynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative warp, past participle worpen)

  1. To throw; to fling:
    1. To cast down; to throw off.
    2. To throw into (hell, confinement).
    3. (rare) To throw open (a gate).
    4. (Early Middle English, rare) To sprinkle; to scatter.
  2. (in figurative use) To throw out:
    1. To thrust one's limb, head or hand out.
    2. To drive out; to force away.
    3. To speak; to talk.
    4. To produce (seeds, eggs)
    5. (Early Middle English, rare) To cast a gaze at.
  3. Senses related to weaving:
    1. To weave (interlace thread).
    2. To warp threads; to arrange threads into a warp.
    3. (figurative) To contrive; to scheme.
  4. To rush or bound out.
  5. (Late Middle English) To warp; to bend.
  6. (rare) To clothe oneself; to dress.
  7. (Early Middle English, rare) To draw lots.
  8. (Late Middle English, rare) To fill up; to stuff.

Usage notes

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  • Weak forms of this verb are not found before the end of the 14th century.

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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