Dutch–English dictionary

het uwe

That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.

het vallen van de avond

(uncountable) Nightfall.

het verdiept zijn in

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

het verkrijgen van

The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.

het verleden

(usually, in the plural) An event that happened in the past.

het zonder doen

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

het zou kunnen

(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

hete kolen

A piece of coal or wood glowing by heat; a hot coal.

hetero-

Other, by another.

heterodoxie

(uncountable) The quality of being heterodox.

heterogeen

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heterogene

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heteroseksisme

Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.

heteroseksueel

(informal) A heterosexual person.

heterzygoot

(genetics) Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.

hetgeen

(fused relative) That which; those that; the thing(s) that.

Hettiet

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Hettitisch

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

hetwelk

(relative, formal, _, outside certain phrases) Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

hetzelfde

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

hetzij

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

heude

(nautical) A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

heugel

A vertical bar with several notches or chain of rings suspended over a fire, used to hang cooking pots by a hook which has an easily adjustable height.

heup

(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.

heuristiek

A heuristic method. [from 1860]

heuristisch

(of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one. [from 1821]

heuvel

An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.

heuvelachtig

(of a landscape) Abundant in hills; having many hills.

heuvelkam

A chain of hills.

heuvelrug

A chain of hills.

hevel

A component in a loom, being one of a number of similar components, through the eye of each of which a distinct strand of the warp is threaded.

hevig

Involving extreme force or motion.

hexaëder

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

hey

(country dancing) A choreographic figure in which three or more dancers weave between one another, passing by left and right shoulder alternately.

hiaat

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

hibernatie

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

hibiscus

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

hickory

(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.

hidjab

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

hiel

(anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

hielenlikker

(US, vulgar, slang) Someone who succumbs to authority, doing whatever authority figures ask and attempting to please them in every possible way; (by extension) any contemptible person.

hier

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

hier en nu

(abstract) This time, the present situation.

hierbij

(formal) By this means, action or process.

hierboven

In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. [first attested around 1150–1350]

hierdoor

(formal) By this means, action or process.

hierheen

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

hierin

In this; within this content, context, or thing.

hiermee

with this; especially, with this letter or communication

hiermee gepaard gaande

Of or pertaining to consequences.

hierna

(dated) In time to come; in some future time or state.

hiernamaals

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

hiëroglief

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

hiëroglifisch

Of, relating to, or written with such a system of symbols.

hieromtrent

Close to; nearby.

Hiëronymus

A en given name.

hierop

Immediately afterwards; at this.

hiertevoren

(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

hiervandaan

(archaic) From here, from this place, away.

high

(informal) Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly usually alcohol, but now (from the mid-20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

hij

(personal, sometimes, _, proscribed, see usage notes) They; he or she (a person whose gender is unknown or irrelevant).

hijgen

(ambitransitive) To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp.

hijsen

To lift or lift up (something, especially a heavy object).

hijskraan

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

hijzelf

(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate

hik

A case of the hiccups; the condition of having the spasms of hiccupping; singultus; diaphragmatic myoclonus.

hikken

(intransitive) To produce a hiccup; have the hiccups.

hilarisch

Laughable; ridiculous.

hilariteit

(by extension) Resilience or cheerfulness.

Hilda

A en given name used since Middle Ages.

Himalaya

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

hinde

A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used).

hinderen

(transitive) To interrupt or impede.

hinderlaag

An attack launched from a concealed position.

hinderlijk

Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious.

hindernis

(figurative) Something that checks or restrains; a restraint.

hinderpaal

(countable, slang) Someone or something that is annoying or frustrating, or disappointing; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment.

Hindi

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

hindoe

A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

hindoeïsme

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

hindoeïstisch

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

hinkelen

(playground games) A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot, drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or scotched on the ground.

hinken

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

hinnik

The cry of a horse.

hint

A piece of private or secret information, especially imparted by someone with expert knowledge about sporting odds, business performance etc. [from mid-19th c.]

hinten

(intransitive) To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue.

hinterland

The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.

hip

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

hippie

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

hippisch

Of horseback riding or horseback riders.

hippocampus

(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.

hippodroom

A horse racing course.

hippokampos

(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.

hipster

A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.]

Hiroshima

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

historisch

Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.

hitlijst

A ranked listing of competitors, as of recorded music.

hitte

(uncountable) Thermal energy.

hittegolf

(countable) A hot spell.

Hittiet

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Hittitisch

An ancient Indo-European language of the Anatolian branch, attested from the 16th century BC until the 13th century BC.

HIV positief

(slang) HIV positive.

hm

Indicates thinking or pondering.

Hmong

A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

ho

A protest or reprimand.

hoarding

(psychology) An anxiety disorder characterized by a compulsive need to accumulate goods and feelings of anxiety or discomfort about discarding such goods.

hobbelen

(transitive) To push or shake abruptly and roughly.

hobbit

A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. [from 20th c.]

hobby

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

hobo

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

hockey

A form of hockey played on a grassed pitch with a hard rubber ball instead of a puck.

hoe + comp., des te + comp.

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

hoe + comp., hoe + comp.

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

hoe dan ook

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

hoed

(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration.

hoedanigheid

A role; the position in which one functions.

hoede

Careful attention.

hoeden

(transitive) To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

hoedenmaker

A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats.

hoederecht

The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children.

hoef

The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.

hoefijzer

The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.

hoegenaamd

Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

hoek

(geometry) An angular point of a polygon, polyhedron or higher order polytope.

hoekig

Having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner.

hoekje

A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

hoekkeper

(architecture) A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

hoeksteen

A stone forming the base at the corner of a building.

hoektand

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

hoektoren

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

hoektorentje

(architecture) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental structure at one of the corners of a building or castle.

hoen

(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.

hoenderkoet

Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.

hoepel

A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.

hoer

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

hoera

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

hoerachtig

(obsolete) Of, or relating to prostitutes or prostitution.

hoerapattriotisme

(uncountable) Excessive patriotism or aggressive nationalism, especially with regards to foreign policy.

hoerenhuis

A house of prostitution.

hoerenloper

(slang, US) A prostitute's client.

hoerenmadam

(slang) A woman who runs a brothel, particularly one that specializes in finding prostitutes for rich and important clients.

hoererij

The trade of a harlot; prostitution.

hoerhuis

A house of prostitution.

hoeri

(Islam) A beautiful virgin girl supposed to dwell in Paradise for the enjoyment of the faithful.

hoerig

(vulgar) Resembling or befitting a whore.

hoes

The part of a garment that covers the arm. [from 10th c.]

hoest

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

hoesten

A bout of repeated coughing (verb sense 2.1); also, a medical condition that causes one to cough.

hoeve

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

hoeveelheid

The total, aggregate or sum of material (not applicable to discrete numbers or units or items in standard English).