peilen
Dutch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Dutch pēgelen. Equivalent to peil + -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpeilen
- (transitive) to fathom, by casting a lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water
- (transitive, by extension) to test, probe, get the feel of
- (transitive, by extension) to poll
Conjugation
editConjugation of peilen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | peilen | |||
past singular | peilde | |||
past participle | gepeild | |||
infinitive | peilen | |||
gerund | peilen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | peil | peilde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | peilt, peil2 | peilde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | peilt | peilde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | peilt | peilde | ||
3rd person singular | peilt | peilde | ||
plural | peilen | peilden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | peile | peilde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | peilen | peilden | ||
imperative sing. | peil | |||
imperative plur.1 | peilt | |||
participles | peilend | gepeild | ||
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. |
Derived terms
editDescendants
editNoun
editpeilen
Anagrams
editGerman
editEtymology
editFrom German Low German peilen, from Middle Low German peylen, pēgelen, pegelen (“to measure water depth”), from pēgel, pegel (“level, water guage”); cognate with German Low German Pegel, the noun which has given Standard High German German Pegel (“level, water depth”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpeilen (weak, third-person singular present peilt, past tense peilte, past participle gepeilt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, nautical) to take a bearing of, determine the direction, position, or depth of
- (transitive, colloquial) to understand, grasp
Conjugation
editinfinitive | peilen | ||||
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present participle | peilend | ||||
past participle | gepeilt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich peile | wir peilen | i | ich peile | wir peilen |
du peilst | ihr peilt | du peilest | ihr peilet | ||
er peilt | sie peilen | er peile | sie peilen | ||
preterite | ich peilte | wir peilten | ii | ich peilte1 | wir peilten1 |
du peiltest | ihr peiltet | du peiltest1 | ihr peiltet1 | ||
er peilte | sie peilten | er peilte1 | sie peilten1 | ||
imperative | peil (du) peile (du) |
peilt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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