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relaxen

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Catalan

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Verb

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relaxen

  1. third-person plural present indicative of relaxar

Dutch

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Etymology

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From English relax.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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relaxen

  1. (intransitive, informal) to relax
    Synonym: ontspannen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of relaxen (weak)
infinitive relaxen
past singular relaxte
past participle gerelaxt
infinitive relaxen
gerund relaxen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular relax relaxte
2nd person sing. (jij) relaxt, relax2 relaxte
2nd person sing. (u) relaxt relaxte
2nd person sing. (gij) relaxt relaxte
3rd person singular relaxt relaxte
plural relaxen relaxten
subjunctive sing.1 relaxe relaxte
subjunctive plur.1 relaxen relaxten
imperative sing. relax
imperative plur.1 relaxt
participles relaxend gerelaxt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English relax.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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relaxen (weak, third-person singular present relaxt, past tense relaxte, past participle relaxt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to relax

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • relaxen” in Duden online
  • relaxen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Middle French relaxer (remit, pardon (sins), liberate, acquit, loosen, slacken) as well as its etymon Latin relaxāre (relax, loosen, open).

    Verb

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    relaxen

    1. (transitive) loosen, make (something) less compact or dense
    2. (intransitive) loosen (become loose), slacken
    3. (transitive) remit, annul (a debt or other obligation)

    Descendants

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    • English: relax

    References

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