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Detailed Translations for roots from English to Dutch

roots:

roots [the ~] noun

  1. the roots (source; origin)
    de oorsprong; de bakermat

Translation Matrix for roots:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bakermat origin; roots; source birthplace; house of one's birth; native country; place of birth
oorsprong origin; roots; source origin

Synonyms for "roots":


Related Definitions for "roots":

  1. the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage1
    • his roots in Texas go back a long way1
    • he went back to Sweden to search for his roots1
    • his music has African roots1

roots form of root:

to root verb (roots, rooted, rooting)

  1. to root (be rooted; take root)
    wortelen; wortel schieten; vastgroeien
    • wortelen verb (wortel, wortelt, wortelde, wortelden, geworteld)
    • wortel schieten verb (schiet wortel, schoot wortel, schoten wortel, wortel geschoten)
    • vastgroeien verb (groei vast, groeit vast, groeide vast, groeiden vast, vastgegroeid)
  2. to root (burrow; drudge; churn; turn about; rout)
    woelen; wurmen; wroeten
    • woelen verb (woel, woelt, woelde, woelden, gewoeld)
    • wurmen verb (wurm, wurmt, wurmde, wurmden, gewurmd)
    • wroeten verb (wroet, wroette, wroetten, gewroet)
  3. to root (snatch away; grasp; caught; )
    grissen; grijpen; jatten; snaaien; pikken; wegkapen; graaien
    • grissen verb (gris, grist, grisde, grisden, gegrist)
    • grijpen verb (grijp, grijpt, greep, grepen, gegrepen)
    • jatten verb (jat, jatte, jatten, gejat)
    • snaaien verb (snaai, snaait, snaaide, snaaiden, gesnaaid)
    • pikken verb (pik, pikt, pikte, pikten, gepikt)
    • wegkapen verb (kaap weg, kaapt weg, kaapte weg, kaapten weg, weggekaapt)
    • graaien verb (graai, graait, graaide, graaiden, gegraaid)
  4. to root (burrow; rout)
    wroetend onderzoeken; doorwroeten

Conjugations for root:

present
  1. root
  2. root
  3. roots
  4. root
  5. root
  6. root
simple past
  1. rooted
  2. rooted
  3. rooted
  4. rooted
  5. rooted
  6. rooted
present perfect
  1. have rooted
  2. have rooted
  3. has rooted
  4. have rooted
  5. have rooted
  6. have rooted
past continuous
  1. was rooting
  2. were rooting
  3. was rooting
  4. were rooting
  5. were rooting
  6. were rooting
future
  1. shall root
  2. will root
  3. will root
  4. shall root
  5. will root
  6. will root
continuous present
  1. am rooting
  2. are rooting
  3. is rooting
  4. are rooting
  5. are rooting
  6. are rooting
subjunctive
  1. be rooted
  2. be rooted
  3. be rooted
  4. be rooted
  5. be rooted
  6. be rooted
diverse
  1. root!
  2. let's root!
  3. rooted
  4. rooting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

root [the ~] noun

  1. the root
    – The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives. 2

Translation Matrix for root:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
grijpen arrest; grab; taking
- ancestor; antecedent; ascendant; ascendent; base; beginning; etymon; origin; radical; root word; rootage; solution; source; stem; theme; tooth root
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
doorwroeten burrow; root; rout
graaien catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn grabble; grope about; rummage about; rummage around
grijpen catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn capture; catch; clamp; clasp; dive in; fall to; grab; grasp; grip; seize; serve oneself; strike; take; take hold of; trap
grissen catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; cajole; coax; cuddle; obtain by begging; pilfer; pinch; snatch; wheedle
jatten catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; collar; expropriate; filch; go thieving; make off with; nick; pilfer; pinch; purloin; rob; snatch; snitch; steal; swipe; take; take away
pikken catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; cajole; coax; collar; cuddle; expropriate; filch; go thieving; make off with; nick; obtain by begging; pilfer; pinch; purloin; rob; snatch; snitch; steal; swipe; take; take away; wheedle
snaaien catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; collar; expropriate; filch; go thieving; make off with; nick; pilfer; pinch; purloin; rob; snatch; snatch away; snatch off; snitch; steal; swipe; take; take away
vastgroeien be rooted; root; take root
wegkapen catch; caught; clasp; clutch; drag; grasp; grip; pilfer; reach; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; seize; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snout; stick; toil and moil; yearn cadge; collar; expropriate; filch; go thieving; make off with; nick; pilfer; pinch; purloin; rob; snatch; snitch; steal; swipe; take; take away
woelen burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about
wortel schieten be rooted; root; take root
wortelen be rooted; root; take root
wroeten burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about
wroetend onderzoeken burrow; root; rout
wurmen burrow; churn; drudge; root; rout; turn about
- rootle; rout; settle; settle down; steady down; take root
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
hoofdmap root root directory; root folder
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- grub

Related Words for "root":


Synonyms for "root":


Antonyms for "root":


Related Definitions for "root":

  1. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support1
  2. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed1
  3. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes1
  4. the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation1
  5. the place where something begins, where it springs into being1
    • communism's Russian root1
  6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)1
  7. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground1
  8. a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number1
  9. take root and begin to grow1
    • this plant roots quickly1
  10. cause to take roots1
  11. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style1
  12. dig with the snout1
    • the pig was rooting for truffles1
  13. plant by the roots1
  14. come into existence, originate1
    • The problem roots in her depression1
  15. The highest or uppermost level in a hierarchically organized set of information. The root is the point from which further subsets are branched in a logical sequence that moves from a broad or general focus to narrower perspectives.2

Wiktionary Translations for root:

root
noun
  1. part of a plant
  2. of a tooth
  3. part of a hair under the skin
  4. primary source
  5. arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression
  6. analysis: zero of a function
  7. graph theory: node in a tree that has no parent
  8. linguistic morphology: primary lexical unit of a word
  9. philology: word from which another word or words are derived
  10. person who manages accounts on a UNIX system
  11. coarse slang: act of sexual intercourse
verb
  1. rummage, root out
  2. coarse slang: have sexual intercourse
  3. cheer
root
noun
  1. begintoon
  2. finalis
  3. slottoon

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
root wortel WurzelBotanik: Organ, mit dem sich Pflanzen auf oder im Untergrund verankern und Nährstoffe aufnehmen
root stam; wortel; radix racine — (botanique) Partie souterraine d’un végétal qui lui permet de puiser dans le sol les éléments nécessaires à sa nutrition (eau, sels minéraux) et d’assurer sa fixation à son support.
root vierkantswortel racine carréenombre réel positif qui, une fois multiplié par lui-même, donne le nombre réel en question. La racine carrée de x est notée \sqrt{x}, utilisant .

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