bekoelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch becoelen. Equivalent to be- +‎ koelen (“to cool”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbəˈku.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: be‧koe‧len
• Rhymes: -ulən

Verb

bekoelen

1. (ergative) to cool down
2. (ergative, figuratively, of emotions) to cool down, to wane, to become less intense
3. (ergative, figuratively, of social interactions) to become less amicable

Conjugation

Conjugation of bekoelen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive	bekoelen
past singular	bekoelde
past participle	bekoeld
infinitive	bekoelen
gerund	bekoelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bekoel	bekoelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	bekoelt, bekoel2	bekoelde
2nd person sing. (u)	bekoelt	bekoelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	bekoelt	bekoelde
3rd person singular	bekoelt	bekoelde
plural	bekoelen	bekoelden
subjunctive sing.1	bekoele	bekoelde
subjunctive plur.1	bekoelen	bekoelden
imperative sing.	bekoel
imperative plur.1	bekoelt
participles	bekoelend	bekoeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Related terms

• bekoeling