tijgen

Definitions of tijgen
  1. verb
    change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
    synonyms: bewegen, doorreizen, gaan, koersen, voortbewegen
    bewegen, verplaatsen, verroeren
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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    voortwoekeren
    become widely known and passed on
    rondspoken
    move like a ghost
    overtrekken, overvliegen
    fly over
    omgaan
    move around; move from place to place
    kruisen
    travel at a moderate speed
    bereizen
    travel upon or across
    halen, komen
    move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
    omzeilen
    wind around; move along a circular course
    dolen, dwalen, landlopen, opkruien, ronddolen, rondtrekken, rondzwerven, verlijeren, zwalken, zwerven
    move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    sprinten, spurten
    move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
    kruipen
    move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
    glijden, schuiven
    to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly
    rollen
    move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle
    kaatsen, ketsen, stuiten, stuiteren
    move up and down repeatedly
    afdrijven, dobberen, drijven, hangen, meedrijven, opkruien, opstuiven, stuiven, verlijeren, zweven
    be in motion due to some air or water current
    dobberen, drijven
    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
    gaan, lopen, treden
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    draaien, indraaien, keren, omdraaien, omkeren, omleggen, omwenden
    pass to the other side of
    omreizen
    travel around something
    loslopen, opkruien, verdolen, verdwalen, verlijeren
    wander from a direct course or at random
    afstappen, banjeren, stappen, stiefelen
    shift or move by taking a step
    berijden
    travel or be transported in a vehicle
    skiën
    move along on skis
    vliegen
    travel through the air; be airborne
    taxiën
    travel slowly
    berijden, rijden
    sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
    overzwemmen, zwemmen
    travel through water
    klimmen, omhooggaan, omhoogkomen, opgaan, opkomen, optrekken, opvaren, stijgen
    move upward
    afgaan, bliksemen, dalen, donderen, donderstralen, duvelen, flikkeren, kletteren, kukelen, lazeren, mieteren, neerkletteren, ploffen, sodemieteren, vallen, zakken
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    zigzaggen
    travel along a zigzag path
    achternarijden, narijden, volgen
    travel along a certain course
    avanceren, doorlopen, doormarcheren, voortgaan, voortschrijden, voorttrekken, vooruitgaan
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
    achteruitschuiven, intrekken, terugtrekken, wegtrekken
    pull back or move away or backward
    continueren, doorlopen, gecontinueerd, vervolgen, voortbouwen, voortgezet, voortzetten
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
    achteruitgaan, achteruitrijden, achteruitwijken
    travel backward
    achternarijden, nakomen, narijden, volgen
    to travel behind, go after, come after
    voorafgaan, vooruitgaan
    move ahead (of others) in time or space
    dekken
    follow in or as if in pursuit
    inrukken, teruggaan, terugkeren, terugkomen, teruglopen, weeromkomen
    go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
    derailleren, ontsporen
    run off or leave the rails
    zwermen
    move as a crowd or in a group
    begeleiden, escorteren, geleiden, meegaan, meereizen, meetrekken, meevaren, vergezellen
    go or travel along with
    langskomen, langsrijden, passeren, voorbijgaan, voorbijkomen, voorbijrijden, voorbijvaren
    move past
    rijden
    move by being propelled by a force
    afstuiven, doorsnellen, doorvliegen, ijlen, jakkeren, koersen, racen, razen, reppen, snellen, spoeden, stormen, storten, stuiven, vliegen, zoeven
    move fast
    afsjouwen, afsukkelen, slepen
    move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
    wippen
    move quickly and nimbly
    crossen, pezen, racen, scheuren, sjezen
    move headlong at high speed
    omlopen, omtrekken, rondgaan
    go around the flank of (an opposing army)
    voortplanten
    travel through the air
    overstappen
    change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
    harddraven
    go at a pace
    begaan, betreden, stappen, trappen
    put down or press the foot, place the foot
    suizen
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
    doorploegen
    move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil
    doorbreken
    pass through (a barrier)
    toespreken
    speak to someone
    varen, zeilen
    traverse or travel on (a body of water)
    glippen, onderuitglijden, slippen, uitglijden
    move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
    oprukken
    move ahead steadily
    freewheelen
    move effortlessly; by force of gravity
    hompelen, schutteren, strompelen
    walk unsteadily
    wegtrekken
    move back and away from
    doorslenteren
    walk or tramp about
    doorwandelen, omwandelen, ronddarren, rondlopen, rondwandelen, rondzwalken
    walk with no particular goal
    omlopen, omwandelen, rondlopen
    walk around something
    omvaren
    travel around, either by plane or ship
    sluipen
    to go stealthily or furtively
    aflopen, doorkruisen, overgaan, oversteken, overtrekken, overvaren
    travel across or pass over
    infiltreren
    pass through an enemy line; in a military conflict
    doorgaan, doorlopen, doortrekken
    make a passage or journey from one place to another
    waden
    walk (through relatively shallow water)
    schrijden
    to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
    slaapwandelen
    walk in one's sleep
    sluipen
    walk stealthily
    hinken, hompelen, manken, strompelen, trekkebenen
    walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
    drentelen, flaneren, kuieren, slenteren, vertreden, wandelen
    walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
    slenteren
    walk leisurely
    rondsluipen, sluipen
    move about in or as if in a predatory manner
    rondsluipen, sluipen
    move stealthily
    roeien, schuddebollen
    walk unsteadily
    drentelen, kuieren, slenteren, vertreden, wandelen
    take a leisurely walk
    doorlopen, doorstappen, marcheren, schrijden
    walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
    doorlopen, kuieren, vertreden, wandelen
    walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
    afsukkelen, sjokken, sloffen, sukkelen, voortsjokken
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
    beklauteren, beklimmen, bestijgen, klimmen, omhoogklimmen, opklimmen, opstijgen
    go upward with gradual or continuous progress
    besluipen, schrijden
    walk stiffly
    snorren
    fly low
    wegbenen
    walk emphatically
    stampen
    walk heavily
    sjokken, sloffen, sukkelen
    move heavily or clumsily
    draven, galopperen, hardlopen, hollen, rennen, uitlopen
    move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
    stuktrappen, trappen
    tread or stomp heavily or roughly
    aangaan, aanhouden, opgaan
    to go or travel towards
    schaatsen, schaatsenrijden
    move along on skates
    doorvliegen
    continue flying
    gladschaven, planeren
    travel on the surface of water
    omhoogvliegen
    fly upwards or high in the sky
    hangen, zweven
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
    omhoogschieten
    shoot up abruptly, like a rocket
    plankzeilen, windsurfen
    ride the waves of the sea with a surfboard
    karren, omrijden, rijden
    be carried or travel on or in a vehicle
    afspringen
    alight from (a horse)
    paardrijden
    ride on horseback
    paddelen, pagaaien, peddelen
    swim like a dog in shallow water
    crawlen
    swim by doing the crawl
    duiken, onderduiken
    swim under water
    dompelen, duiken
    drop steeply
    dampen, perspireren, transpireren, uitdampen, uitwasemen, wasemen
    rise as vapor
    rijzen
    come up, of celestial bodies
    neergaan, ondergaan, ondergang
    disappear beyond the horizon
    wegzakken
    descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
    crashen, kapotvallen, neerstorten, storten, stukvallen, verongelukken
    fall or come down violently
    overslaan
    fall suddenly and abruptly
    afdonderen, afduvelen, afkukelen, afmieteren, afvallen, struikelen, tuimelen
    fall down, as if collapsing
    afzakken, kelderen, neergaan, ondergaan, zakken, zinken
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
    losbarsten, losbreken, ontspringen, opduiken, rijzen, uitbarsten, uitbreken
    come to the surface
    voortstuwen
    continue moving forward
    teruggaan
    move back
    voordringen, voorkruipen
    push one's way
    achterblijven, achterliggen, achterstaan, beuzelen, onderdoen, terugzakken, verbleken
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
    vooruitgaan
    travel in front of; go in advance of others
    achteraangaan, achternazetten, achternazitten, jagen, najagen, nazetten, nazitten, schaduwen
    go after with the intent to catch
    besluipen, spoken
    follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
    terugzoeken
    to go back over again
    achteruitzetten, terugdraaien
    retrace one's course
    crashen, smakken, verongelukken
    move violently as through a barrier
    overgaan
    pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
    inhalen, langsrijden, voorbijrijden, voorbijvaren
    travel past
    omzeilen
    pass around or about; move along the border
    omvliegen, vliegen, voorbijsnellen, voorbijvliegen
    pass by while flying
    voorbijsnellen
    move by very quickly
    aankomen, genaken, naderen, naken, opkomen
    move towards
    afkomen
    advance or converge on
    afschieten, doorsnellen, flitsen, schieten
    move quickly and violently
    roetsjen, snorren, suizen
    move along very quickly
    rijden
    move into a certain direction
    afschieten, afstuiven, flitsen, schieten
    run or move very quickly or hastily
    stoten
    move down on as if in an attack
    fladderen, flapperen, vliegen, vliegend, waaien, wapperen
    to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
    druipen, druppelen
    fall in drops
    neerplenzen
    rush down in big quantities, like a cascade
    doorkomen, omgaan, omkomen, slijten, verglijden, verlopen, verstrijken, vervlieden, vlieden, voorbijgaan
    pass by
    rondcirkelen
    move around in a circular motion
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