opgaan

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɔpxaːn/

verb
Definitions
  • to go up, ascend
  • to be a candidate, to make an attempt, to make a bid for a test, prize etc., to be tested
  • to hold true, to apply, to be significant
  • to blend in, to be lost (in a crowd, surroundings etc.)
  • (figuratively) to be lost in an activity, so as to lose track of time, one's surroundings, etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch opgaen inherited from Old Dutch upgān compound from Dutch, Flemish op (up, on, onto, gone, at) + Dutch, Flemish gaan (go, walk).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

gaan

Gloss

go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

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