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bracket in Dutch

bracket in Dutch is haakje — bracket means a support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.

bracket in Dutch

haakje
noun
Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.

What does "bracket" mean?

  1. noun A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.
    "He screwed a metal bracket into the wall to hold the TV."
  2. noun One of a pair of punctuation marks — such as ( ) or [ ] — used to enclose extra information or set apart a section of text or a mathematical expression.
    "She added a clarifying note in brackets."
  3. noun A category or range that something falls into, especially for income, age, or a tournament.
    "Her salary put her in a higher tax bracket this year."
  4. verb To group things together as belonging to the same category.
    "Critics tend to bracket the two novels together, though they're quite different."

bracket in a sentence

  • He screwed a metal bracket into the wall to hold the TV.
  • The bookshelf rests on two sturdy brackets.
  • She added a clarifying note in brackets.
  • Square brackets are often used to insert an editor's comment into a quotation.

Similar words in Dutch

Common Dutch translations

Frequently asked questions

What is "bracket" in Dutch?

"bracket" in Dutch is haakje. bracket means: A support fixed to a wall or frame that holds up a shelf or other object.

How do you use "bracket" in a sentence?

Example: "He screwed a metal bracket into the wall to hold the TV." In Dutch, "bracket" is haakje.

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