WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| grooming n | (preparation for [sth]) | voorbereiding nw de |
| | The years of grooming were finally going to pay off, and Jim was going to get promoted. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| groom⇒ vi | (animal: clean its hair) | schoon likken overg.ww |
| | My cat spends half his time grooming, and the other half sleeping. |
| groom itself vtr + refl | (animal: clean its hair) | zich schoon likken wk.ww |
| | | zich wassen wk.ww |
| | The ape groomed itself. |
| groom [sth]⇒ vtr | (clean an animal) (dier) | borstelen overg.ww |
| | The stable worker groomed the horse after her ride. |
| groom [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | (person: brush hair) | in model brengen, fatsoeneren overg.ww |
| | While Fred groomed his beard, Jane got dressed. |
| groom yourself vtr + refl | (person: make yourself neat) | zich opdoffen wk.ww |
| | My brother spends hours grooming himself before a date. |
| groom [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (prepare: [sb] for [sth]) | voorbereiden overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | klaarstomen overg.ww |
| | The university groomed their top students to become rich and powerful. |
| groom [sb] for [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (prepare: [sb] for [sth]) | voorbereiden op ww+vz |
| | The manager groomed Jeff for the sales position. |
| groom [sb] vtr | figurative (predator: sexually) | kinderen lokken woordgr. |
| | The offender had been grooming children online. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| groom n | (man on his wedding day) | bruidegom nw de |
| | The groom stood at the front of the aisle, waiting for his bride. |
| groom n | (stable worker) | stalknecht nw de |
| | Elise worked at the stables as a groom in exchange for riding lessons. |
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