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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

  1. verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  2. verb To drift gently through the air.
  3. verb To suggest an idea for people to consider.
  4. verb To sell a company's shares to the public for the first time on a stock exchange.
  5. noun A device that keeps something buoyant in water.

imagine — full definition

  1. verb To form a mental picture of something, especially something not present or not real.
  2. verb To assume or suppose something without being certain of it.
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