woekeren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch woekeren, derived from the noun woeker. Compare German wuchern (“to practise usury; to overgrow”).
Pronunciation
Verb
woekeren
- (intransitive) to practise usury
- (intransitive, especially of plants) to overgrow
- zulke planten gaan snel woekeren ― plants like these will quickly start to overgrow
Inflection
| Conjugation of woekeren (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | woekeren | |||
| past singular | woekerde | |||
| past participle | gewoekerd | |||
| infinitive | woekeren | |||
| gerund | woekeren n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | woeker | woekerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | woekert | woekerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | woekert | woekerde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | woekert | woekerde | ||
| 3rd person singular | woekert | woekerde | ||
| plural | woekeren | woekerden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | woekere | woekerde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | woekeren | woekerden | ||
| imperative sing. | woeker | |||
| imperative plur.1 | woekert | |||
| participles | woekerend | gewoekerd | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||