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bewerken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adapt verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  • cultivate verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  • edit verb To change, correct, or improve a piece of writing, video, or other content.
  • fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
  • process noun A series of steps or actions that lead to a particular result.
  • till prep Up to the time of; until.
  • tool noun A physical device used to carry out a task, especially one held in the hand.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

bewerken is used for these senses in English:

  • adapt (transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
  • adapt (transitive) To make by altering or fitting something else; to produce by change of form or character.
  • cultivate To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting or as a method of weed control between growing crop plants.
  • edit To change a text, or a document.
  • fret (transitive) To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
  • till (transitive) To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.
  • tool (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
  • work To shape, form, or improve a material.

adapt — full definition

  1. verb To change something so it becomes suitable for a new purpose or situation.
  2. verb To adjust oneself to new conditions.

cultivate — full definition

  1. verb To prepare and use land for growing crops.
  2. verb To develop or improve a skill, relationship, or quality over time.

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