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verleden

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch verleden, the past participle of verliden (to pass by) (modern verlijden).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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verleden (not comparable)

  1. (dated) gone by, past
  2. previous, last

Declension

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Declension of verleden
uninflected verleden
inflected verleden
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial verleden
indefinite m./f. sing. verleden
n. sing. verleden
plural verleden
definite verleden
partitive verledens

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Jersey Dutch: vlêde
  • Negerhollands: verleeden

Noun

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verleden n (uncountable)

  1. (with definite article) the past
    We kunnen niet leven in het verleden, we moeten vooruit kijken.
    We can't live in the past, we need to look forward.

See also

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Anagrams

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