voorstellen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- imagine verb To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.
- introduce verb To make people known to each other for the first time.
- move verb To change position or location.
- offer verb To present something for someone to accept or refuse.
- present adj Existing or happening right now; current.
- propose verb To suggest a plan, idea, or course of action for others to consider.
- represent verb To act or speak on behalf of someone else.
- suggest verb To put forward an idea or possibility for consideration.
- treat verb To behave toward someone or something in a particular way.
Senses
voorstellen is used for these senses in English:
- float (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- imagine (transitive) To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- introduce (transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).
- introduce (transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.
- move (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit
- offer (transitive) To place at someone’s disposal; to present (something) to be either accepted or turned down.
- present To bring (someone) into the presence of (a person); to introduce formally. [from 14th c.]
- propose (transitive) To suggest a plan, course of action, etc.
float — full definition
- verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
- verb To drift gently through the air.
- verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
- verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
- noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.
imagine — full definition
- verb To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.
- verb To assume or suppose something without being certain of it.