lezen

Definitions of lezen
  1. verb
    interpret something that is written or printed
    synonyms: doorlezen, meelezen, teruglezen
    gelezen, oplezen, voorlezen
    look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
    luiden, staan
    have or contain a certain wording or form
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    herlezen, nalezen, overlezen
    read anew; read again
    decoderen, ontcijferen
    read with difficulty
    liplezen, spraakafzien
    interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
    type of:
    begrijpen, nemen, opnemen, opvatten
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  2. verb
    look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
    synonyms: gelezen, oplezen, voorlezen
    doorlezen, meelezen, teruglezen
    interpret something that is written or printed
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    kletsen, praten, reppen, spreken
    express in speech
  3. verb
    assemble or get together
    synonyms: bijeenbrengen, bijeengaren, bijeenkrijgen, bijeenrapen, collectioneren, paren, rapen, samenbrengen, sparen, verenigen, vergaderen, vergaren, verzamelen
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    antonyms:
    smeren, spreiden, uitsmeren, uitstrijken, uitwrijven, verdelen, verspreiden, verstrijken, voortwoekeren, wrijven
    distribute or disperse widely
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    nalezen, nazien, oogsten
    gather, as of natural products
    bergen
    collect discarded or refused material
    bijeendrijven, samendrijven
    seek out and bring together
    afplukken, plukken, selectie, teeltkeus
    look for and gather
    nesten, nesting
    gather nests
    hokken
    collect or gather into shocks
    accumuleren, cumuleren, opeenhopen
    arrange into piles or stacks
  4. verb
    get or gather together
    synonyms: bijeenbrengen, bijeengaren, bijeenkrijgen, ophopen, oppotten, opsparen, opstapelen, paren, potten, rapen, samenbrengen, verenigen, vergaderen, vergaren, vermenigvuldigen, verzamelen
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    bergen, laten, opbergen, stouwen, wegbergen, wegleggen, wegzetten
    put into an archive
    bijeenroepen, optrommelen
    gather
    type of:
    bergen, hamsteren, instuwen, laten, opbergen, opslaan, stockeren, stouwen, wegbergen, weghangen, wegleggen, wegzetten
    keep or lay aside for future use
  5. verb
    look for and gather
    synonyms: afplukken, plukken, selectie, teeltkeus
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    type of:
    bijeenbrengen, bijeengaren, bijeenkrijgen, bijeenrapen, collectioneren, paren, rapen, samenbrengen, sparen, verenigen, vergaderen, vergaren, verzamelen
    assemble or get together
  6. verb
    gather, as of natural products
    synonyms: nalezen, nazien, oogsten
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    type of:
    bijeenbrengen, bijeengaren, bijeenkrijgen, bijeenrapen, collectioneren, paren, rapen, samenbrengen, sparen, verenigen, vergaderen, vergaren, verzamelen
    assemble or get together
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