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zijn — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  • be verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
  • bear noun A large, heavily built mammal with thick fur, found across much of the world, ranging from mostly plant-eating to fully carnivorous species.
  • conflict noun A serious disagreement or clash, especially a prolonged one.
  • have verb To own or possess something.
  • his determiner Belonging to or associated with him.
  • its det Belonging to it.
  • kowtow verb To kneel and bow so low that the forehead touches the ground, as a sign of deep respect or submission.
  • ones noun A team's first-choice or senior squad, as opposed to reserves.
  • severance noun The act of ending or cutting off a relationship, connection, or employment.

Senses

zijn is used for these senses in English:

  • be (auxiliary) Used with past participles of verbs to form the passive voice.
  • be (rare, and, regional, chiefly, in the past tense) Used to link two noun clauses: a day of the week, recurring date, month, or other specific time (on which the event of the main clause took place) and a period of time indicating how long ago that day was. [from 15th c.]
  • be (now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.
  • be To occur, to take place.
  • be To occupy a place.
  • bear (transitive) To display (a particular heraldic device) on a shield or coat of arms; to be entitled to wear or use (a heraldic device) as a coat of arms. [1400]
  • conflict (intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
  • have (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.

absent — full definition

  1. adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  2. adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
  3. verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.

be — full definition

  1. verb To exist or to have a certain identity, quality, or state.
  2. verb Used with another verb to form continuing or passive actions.

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