bevangen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈvɑ.ŋə(n)/ Hyphenation: be‧van‧gen Rhymes: -ɑŋən === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch bevangen, from bevaen, from Old Dutch bifān. Equivalent to be- +‎ vangen. ==== Verb ==== bevangen (transitive, now chiefly figurative) to catch, to grasp ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 2 === From bevangen (“gripped, grasped”), the past participle of bevangen (“to grip, to grasp”). ==== Adjective ==== bevangen (comparative bevangener, superlative bevangenst) abashed, shy, timid ===== Antonyms ===== bevangenheid onbevangen