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The Dutch word for to bend is
buigen





to bend



Translations for to bend and their definitions

buigen
     1. v. to bend, bow
           Hij boog zich weer naar voren. - He leaned forward again.
     2. v. to stoop


bocht
     1. n. bend, curve, inflection
     2. n. bight, broad curvature of a coastline, bay
     3. n. junk, booze, moonshine
     4. n. disgusting drink, trash, rubbish


plooien
     1. v. to pleat, fold
     2. v. to gather wrinkles
     3. n. Plural form of plooi


afbuigen
     1. v. to branch off



draaien
     1. v. To turn, to turn round.
     2. v. To play (a record).


gaan
     1. v. (intransitive) To move from one place to another; to go.
           Ik ga naar het strand. — I'm going to the beach.
           Die auto gaat nergens naartoe. — That car isn't going anywhere.
     2. v. (intransitive) To leave or depart, to move away.
           Morgen gaan ze weer. — They're leaving again tomorrow.
     3. v. (intransitive) To lead (in a direction).
           Deze weg gaat helemaal naar Limburg. — This road goes all the way to Limburg.
     4. v. (intransitive) To proceed (well or poorly).
           Dat ging goed. — That went well.
           Hoe gaat het? — How is it going?
           Dat gaat niet. — That won't work.
     5. v. (auxiliary) Used to form the future tense of a verb, together with an infinitive.
           Het gaat toch niet werken. — It will not work anyway.
           Note: zullen is also used for the future tense, instead of gaan.
     6. v. (auxiliary) To start to, begin to, to be going to
           De zon gaat weer schijnen. — The sun is starting to shine again.
           Ik ga slapen. — I'm going to sleep.
           Het gaat zo regenen. — It's going to start raining soon.


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