verslaan

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch verslaan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fərˈslɑːn/ === Verb === verslaan (present verslaan, present participle verslaande, past participle verslaan) to defeat == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch verslaen. Equivalent to ver- +‎ slaan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vərˈslaːn/ Hyphenation: ver‧slaan Rhymes: -aːn === Verb === verslaan (transitive) to defeat Het team wist hun tegenstanders te verslaan in de finale. ― The team managed to defeat their opponents in the final. (transitive) to report on, cover De journalist ging ter plaatse om live te verslaan wat er gebeurde. ― The journalist went to the scene to report on what was happening live. Hij verslaat alle belangrijke gebeurtenissen in zijn dagboek. ― He reports on all the important events in his diary. De verslaggever zal de wedstrijd vanavond op televisie verslaan ― The reporter will cover the match on television tonight. (transitive, dated, dialectal) to destroy, to fell (transitive, dated, dialectal) to beat to death; to kill ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: verslaan