The Dutch word for to drive is
besturen
Dutch Definition
| drive | |
| 1. (ik) bestuur | |
| 2. (we) besturen | |
| 3. besturen, rijden | |
| 4. rit |
Translations for drive and their definitions
| rit | |
| 1. n-m. a ride on a mount (animal) or man-powered vehicle | |
| 2. n-m. a drive in an animal-drawn or motorized vehicle | |
| 3. n-m. a stage or lap as part of a long tour or journey | |
| 4. v. first-person singular present indicative of ritten | |
| 5. v. second-person singular present indicative of ritten | |
| 6. v. third-person singular present indicative of ritten | |
| 7. v. imperative of ritten |
| besturen |  © | |
| 1. v. to steer | ||
| Hij bestuurt het schip met precisie door de smalle grachten. - He steers the ship with precision through the narrow canals. | ||
| 2. v. to operate | ||
| De monteur bestuurt de machines in de fabriek. - The mechanic operates the machines in the factory. | ||
| 3. v. to drive (e.g. a car or vehicle) | ||
| Ze bestuurt al jarenlang vrachtwagens over lange afstanden. - She has been driving trucks over long distances for many years. | ||
| 4. v. to govern | ||
| De president bestuurt het land met een sterke leiderschapsstijl. - The president governs the country with a strong leadership style. | ||
| rijden | |
| 1. v. to ride | |
| 2. v. to drive | |
| 3. v. plural past indicative of rijen | |
| 4. v. plural past subjunctive of rijen |
| pendelen | |
| 1. v. to commute | |
| 2. v. (parapsychology/divination; of a pendulum) to oscillate |
| aandrijven | |
| 1. v. to drive, to power, to supply a driving force to | |
| 2. v. to float near, to approach or arrive floating |
| oprit | © | |
| 1. n-m. driveway | ||
| weg | © | |
| 1. n-m. way, road | ||
| 2. n-m. manner, way (figuratively) | ||
| Waar een wil is, is een weg. - Where there's a will, there's a way. | ||
| 3. adv. away | ||
| 4. adv. gone, disappeared | ||
| 5. adv. (slang) hammered | ||
| Hij was echt weg toen. - He was really schnockered. | ||
| voortdrijven | |
| 1. v. to propel, to impel, to drive forward | |
| 2. v. to urge, to spur on |
| aandrijving | |
| 1. engine |
| motiveren | |
| 1. v. justify, give grounds for | |
| 2. v. motivate, spur on |
| drijfveer | |
| 1. n-f. incentive, motivation, mainspring (something, usually physical, that motivates) |
| motivatie | |
| 1. n-f. motivation |
| oprijlaan | |
| 1. n-f. driveway |
| drijven | |
| 1. v. to float | |
| 2. v. to drive, to push (cattle e.g.) |
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