| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| on adj | (occurring) | bezig bn |
| | The film festival is on all week. |
| on adj | (broadcasting) | op televisie voorz. |
| | Your favourite programme is on. |
| on adj | (performing) | op bn |
| | I always get stage fright, but I'm OK once I'm on. |
| on adj | (planned) | doorgaan onoverg.ww |
| | Is the party still on for tonight? |
| on adj | (baseball: on base) | op de honk |
| | They have three men on. |
| on adj | UK (acceptable) | acceptabel, goed te keuren |
| | His behaviour is just not on. |
| on adv | (situated atop) | erop bn |
| | Are you on? Can I start pedalling? |
| on adv | (onto position, cooking) | op voorz. |
| | I'll put the potatoes on. |
| on adv | (covering, wrapping) | aan voorz. |
| | Fred has his coat on already. |
| on adv | (tightly attached) | erop, vast bw |
| | Make sure the cap is on properly. |
| on adv | (towards a place, object) | verder |
| | They walked further on down the road. |
| on adv | (onward) | voort, door, verder bw |
| | The crowd urged her on. |
| on adv | (continuously) | voort, door, verder bw |
| | Carry on with what you were doing. |
| on adv | (into operation) | aan bw |
| | Could you turn the radio on? |
| on n | (button) | aan |
| | Press "on". |
| on prep | (suspended from) | aan voorz. |
| | Her coat is on the hook. |
| on prep | (upon) | op voorz. |
| | Could you put these flowers on the bookcase? |
| on prep | (covering, wrapping) | op voorz. |
| | You should put a bandage on that wound. |
| on prep | (forming a base for) | op voorz. |
| | She prefers painting on canvas. |
| on prep | (about) | over voorz. |
| | I'm looking for a book on orchids. |
| on prep | (dealing with) | zich bezighouden met |
| | I'll get on the problem right away. |
| on prep | (in the direction of) | op, naar voorz. |
| | She shone the light on the intruder. |
| on prep | (vehicles) | op voorz. |
| | We can eat our sandwiches on the train. |
| on prep | (by means of) | van, door voorz. |
| | We got drunk on beer. |
| on prep | (object of action) | op voorz. |
| | He put the ointment on the wound. |
| on prep | (source, agent) | van, door voorz. |
| | She depends on the dictionary to do her homework. |
| on prep | (basis) | op voorz. |
| | The relationship was founded on trust. |
| on prep | informal (liability: down to) | aan, op voorz. |
| | It's always on me to sort out these problems. |
| on prep | (destination) | naar, op voorz. |
| | The police closed in on him. |
| on prep | (object) | op, tegen voorz. |
| | They've always looked on me with kindness. |
| on prep | (reference) | over voorz. |
| | (formeel) | aangaande, betreffende voorz. |
| | What are your thoughts on global warming? |
| on prep | (at the time of) | zodra, tijdens voorz. |
| | They started to get lost on entering the city. |
| on prep | (diet, medicine) | aan voorz. |
| | She's on antibiotics. |
| on prep | (to the detriment of) | op voorz. |
| | They have a three-mile lead on us. |
| on prep | (via the medium of) | op voorz. |
| | They saw it on TV. |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
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| act on vtr phrasal insep | (take action in response to) | handelen naar overg.ww |
| add [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (charge in addition) | erbij doen overg.ww |
| | De advocaat deed er 25% bij voor overuren. |
add on [sth],
add [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (append [sth]) | bijvoegen, toevoegen overg.ww |
| | Before sending the email, Irene added on a document. |
| barge in (on [sth]) vi phrasal | informal (enter uninvited) (informeel) | binnenvallen onoverg.ww |
| | They won't be happy if we just barge in. |
| barge in (on [sth]) vi phrasal | informal, figurative (conversation: interrupt) | zich bemoeien met wk.ww + vz |
| | | iemand onderbreken overg.ww |
| | That boy has a habit of barging in whenever I am talking to my gardener. |
| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | drukken onoverg.ww |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) (figuurlijk) | zwaar wegen op, zwaar drukken op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | snel afkomen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | dreigend afkomen op iemand onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |
| bet on [sth] vtr phrasal | (place a wager on) | wedden op ww + vz |
| bet on [sth] vtr phrasal | figurative (be totally confident of) (figuurlijk) | wedden dat ww + vnw |
| bring [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (cause) | veroorzaken, teweegbrengen overg.ww |
| | His allergies brought on the asthma attack. |
| bring [sb/sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (performer, act: send on stage) | ten tonele brengen frase |
| | It was time to bring on the next act. |
| brush up on vtr phrasal 3-part | informal (revise, refresh knowledge of) (fig., v. kennis) | ophalen, opfrissen overg.ww |
| build on vtr phrasal insep | (use as a basis or foundation) | bouwen op ww + vz |
| calculate on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (expect, intend for [sth]) | rekenen op ww + vz |
| | | incalculeren overg. ww |
| | We're calculating on your being here for dinner. |
call on [sb] for [sth],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (seek help) | een beroep doen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | zich wenden tot wk. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | aankloppen bij ww + vz |
| | John called on his friends for support. |
call on [sb],
call upon vtr phrasal insep | (turn to [sb] for help) | een beroep doen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | zich wenden tot wk. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | aankloppen bij ww + vz |
| | When you need help, then who can you call upon if not your friends? |
call on [sb] to do [sth],
call upon [sb] to do [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (request that [sb] do [sth]) | verzoeken, oproepen overg. ww |
| | The union called on the workers to support a strike. |
| call on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (visit [sb]) | bezoeken overg. ww |
| | John called on Mary while she was in the hospital. |
capitalize on [sth],
also UK: capitalise on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (make the most of) | profiteren van, inspelen op ww+vz |
| carry on vi phrasal | (continue doing [sth]) | doorgaan, verdergaan onoverg. ww |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun or a modifier. |
| | She carried on as if nothing had happened. |
| carry on with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (continue [sth]) | doorgaan, verdergaan onoverg. ww |
| | The teacher told us to carry on with the exercise she had assigned while she prepared a test. |
| carry on doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (continue doing) | doorgaan met ww + vz |
| | | blijven ww |
| carry on vi phrasal | informal (make a fuss) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | At bedtime the spoiled child would carry on until his parents shouted, "Enough!" |
| carry [sth] on vtr phrasal sep | (preserve, continue) | voortzetten, vervolgen overg. ww |
| | His daughter plans to carry the business on just as it was before. |
| catch on vi phrasal | informal (person: understand) | doorhebben, snappen, begrijpen overg. ww |
| | I told her that he'd poisoned his wife with arsenic, but she didn't catch on. |
| catch on vi phrasal | informal ([sth]: become popular) | aanslaan overg. ww |
| | Do you think that the practice of people sewing their own clothing will ever catch on again? |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (compensate for time lost) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | Audrey sighed when she saw that she had to catch up on a huge pile of work. |
| catch up on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (get up to date) | bijpraten, bijkletsen onoverg. ww |
| | I phoned my brother to catch up on the latest news back home. |
center in on [sth] (US),
centre in on [sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (focus on) | inzoomen op ww+vz |
| | Now that the camera's shown us the whole pitch, centre in on just the coach. |
center on [sb/sth] (US),
centre on [sb/sth] (UK) vtr phrasal insep | (have as main purpose) | draaien om, draaien rond ww+vz |
| | My grandfather's life centered on his family. |
chance on [sth],
chance upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (unexpectedly encounter [sb/sth]) (figuurlijk) | stuiten op ww+vz |
| | (figuurlijk, personen) | tegen het lijf lopen uitdr. |
| | | tegenkomen overg. ww |
| | Walking throught the woods, I chanced upon young rabbits cavorting in the tall grass. |
| cheat on vtr phrasal insep | informal (be sexually unfaithful to) (in relatie) | bedriegen overg.ww |
| cheat on vtr phrasal insep | (be dishonest regarding: taxes, test) (inf., in schooltest) | spieken onoverg.ww |
| | (inf., met belasting) | sjoemelen onoverg.ww |
| climb on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (horse, vehicle: get on) | klimmen op ww + vz |
clock in,
also UK: clock on vi phrasal | (start work) | inklokken onoverg.ww |
| | Steven clocks in at 7 every morning. Don't forget to clock in when you get to work. |
| come on vi phrasal | informal (make progress) | vooruitgang maken, vooruitgang boeken overg.uitdr. |
| | Aliyah's tennis has really come on since Marcus started coaching her. |
come upon [sth],
come on vtr phrasal insep | (find by chance, encounter) | ontdekken overg. ww |
| | | stuiten op ww + vz |
| | The kids were thrilled to come upon a small gingerbread house in the woods. |
| count on vtr phrasal insep | (trust, rely on) | rekenen op ww + vz |
| | You can count on her to be on time. |
| count on vtr phrasal insep | (expect, be confident of) | vertrouwen op ww + vz |
| crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (not tolerate) | stevig aanpakken bw + ww |
| | (Belg.) | hard aanpakken bw+ww |
| | The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
| crack down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (punish) | met harde hand optreden tegen frase |
| | Every holiday, police set up checkpoints to crack down on drunk drivers. |
| dawn on vtr phrasal insep | figurative (occur to) (figuurlijk) | dagen onoverg.ww |
| | | beseffen, doorkrijgen onoverg.ww |
| | It never dawned on her that her remarks could be offensive to others. |
depend on [sth],
depend upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be assured of) | vertrouwen op ww+vz |
| | You may depend absolutely upon your solicitor's discretion. |
| double down on [sth] vi phrasal + prep | mainly US, figurative (become more stubborn about [sth]) (figuurlijk) | hardnekkiger verdedigen bn+overg.ww |
| | When the interviewer questioned her, she doubled down on her support for the President. |
| drag on vi phrasal | (continue tediously) | voortslepen onoverg. ww |
| | The three-hour movie dragged on and on. |
| draw on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (resources: use) | putten uit ww + vz |
| | | gebruik maken van nw het + ww + vz |
| | Henrietta drew on her experience as a hockey captain when asked to lead the project. |
| drone on (about [sth]) vi phrasal | (talk boringly) | doorzeuren, doordrammen onoverg.ww |
| | | doorzeuren over, doordrammen over ww+vz |
| | I slipped out the back of the hall while she was droning on. |
| drop in on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | informal (visit) | aanlopen bij, langsgaan bij ww + vz |
| | (informeel) | binnenwippen bij ww+vz |
| | Matilda enjoys dropping in unannounced on her friends. |
Samengestelde woorden:
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| add-on n | (optional extra feature) | extra optie bn + nw de |
| | The software has lots of add-ons. |
| add-on n | (additional charge) | bijkomende kost bn + nw de |
| | The bill includes add-ons. |
| add-on adj | (feature: optional, extra) | extra bn |
| | The program provides many add-on features. |
| and so on adv | (et cetera, etc.) | enzovoort, enzovoorts bw |
| animadvert on [sth/sb] vi + prep | formal (criticize) | bekritiseren overg. ww |
| | | berispen, terechtwijzen overg. ww |
| | The author animadverted on his rival's work. |
applique [sth] on [sth],
applique [sth] to [sth],
appliqué [sth] on [sth],
appliqué [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | from French (decorative patch: sew on to [sth]) | appliqué aanbrengen nw + overg. ww |
| at work on [sth] adj | (working on) | aan het werk zijn frase |
| | | werkzaam, actief bn |
| | | in het spel zijn uitdr. |
| | The show is a great success, and its writers are already at work on the second season. |
back,
back [sth],
back on to [sth] vtr | (form background of) | begrenzen aan achterzijde overg.ww |
| | The field is backed by a row of trees. |
| backtrack on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (change your opinion about [sth]) (figuurlijk) | op zijn schreden terugkeren,op zijn stappen terugkeren onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | van gedachten veranderen onoverg. uitdr. |
| | When the investigation began, the politician quickly began to backtrack on his previous remarks. |
| be always on the move v expr | (never remain still) | voortdurend in beweging zijn frase |
| be always on the move v expr | (travel around a lot) | voortdurend rondtrekken onoverg.ww |
be bent on doing [sth],
be bent on [sth] vtr | (be determined: to do [sth]) | uit zijn op frase |
| | That cousin of yours is bent on doing as much damage as he can. |
| | Jouw neef is uit op het aanrichten van zoveel mogelijk schade. |
| be dependent on vtr | (rely totally on) | afhankelijk zijn van ww + vz |
| | Elderly people are often dependent on their children. |
on behalf of [sb/sth],
on [sb/sth]'s behalf,
also US: in behalf of [sb/sth],
in [sb/sth]'s behalf prep | (in place of [sb]) | namens vz |
| Opmerking: "On behalf of, on sb/sth's behalf" is currently much more common than "in behalf of, in sb/sth's behalf." |
| | I'm phoning on behalf of my daughter, who has lost her voice. |
| | The millionaire sent somebody to bid on the painting on his behalf. |
| bid on [sth] vi + prep | (make an offer to buy [sth]) | bieden op ww+vz |
| | Sheila bid on a vase at an auction. |
| blazon [sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (display proudly or defiantly) | rondbazuinen overg. ww |
| | | pralen met ww+vz |
| | | te koop lopen met overg. uitdr. |
| bludge on [sb] vi + prep | informal, AU (live at [sb] else's expense) (informeel) | klaplopen onoverg.ww |
| | When are you going to get a job and stop bludging on your parents? |
| boomerang on [sb] vi | US, figurative (backfire on) (figuurlijk) | een boemerangeffect hebben overg. uitdr. |
| | Jessica made one silly mistake and her plan boomeranged on her. |
brief [sb] on [sth],
brief [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep | (give a summary talk) | op de hoogte brengen, op de hoogte stellen overg. uitdr. |
| Bring it on! interj | informal (eagerness) | kom maar op uitdr. |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow; bring it on! |
| Bring it on! interj | slang (challenge) | kom maar op tw |
| | | komaan tw |
| | If you think you can do better, bring it on! |
brush [sth] on [sth],
brush [sth] onto [sth] vtr + prep | (paint, etc.: apply) (verf, enz.) | aanbrengen op ww+vz |
| | The carpenter brushed more paint onto the table. |
| carry on a conversation v | (have a chat or discussion) | een gesprek voeren nw + ww |
| carry-on n | UK, informal (fuss) | ophef nw de |
| | His mother made such a carry-on about his going that he considered staying home. |
| carry-on n | informal (luggage) | handbagage nw de |
| | I measured my carry-on to make sure it would fit in the overhead. |
| carry-on adj | informal (of luggage) | handbagage nw de |
| | We are only allowed one piece of carry-on luggage. |
cheating,
cheating on [sb] n | informal (infidelity) | vreemdgaan nw het |
| | Shelley has had enough of her boyfriend's cheating; she is leaving him. |
choke,
choke (up on) vi | (sports: grip higher up) (sport) | hoger vastpakken overg.ww |
| chomp on [sth] vi + prep | (bite, chew) | bijten op, kauwen op ww+vz |
| | (bot) | kluiven op ww+vz |
| | The dog lazily chomped on his bone. |
| clear some space on your calendar v expr | (make time) | tijd vrijmaken overg.uitdr. |
| | Could you clear some space on your calendar to spend some time with her? |
| climb on vi + adv | (horse, vehicle: get on) | klimmen op ww + vz |
| | Like my motorbike? Climb on and we'll go for a ride. |
comment,
comment on vi | (make remarks on) | een opmerking maken, commentaar geven, becommentariëren over. ww |
| | The author commented on the situation. |
| compliment [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (say [sth] nice to [sb]) | een compliment geven aan overg. uitdr. |
| | | complimenteren overg.ww |
| | Amy complimented me on my new haircut. |
| confer [sth] on/upon [sb]⇒ vtr | (give or bestow [sth]) | verlenen, toekennen overg.ww |
| | | geven overg.ww |
| | The president conferred the medal of honor upon the soldier. |
congratulate [sb],
congratulate [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (express joy for and to: [sb]) | feliciteren overg. ww |
| | | gelukwensen overg. ww |
| | Everyone congratulated us on our stroke of luck. |
| congratulate [sb] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (express joy for [sb]) | feliciteren met ww + vz |
| | | gelukwensen met ww+vz |
| | Everyone congratulated us on our stroke of luck. |
| Congratulations on [sth] interj | (expressing joy for [sb]) | Gefeliciteerd!, Van harte! tw |
| | Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage. |
| Congratulations on doing [sth] interj | (expressing joy for [sb]'s success) | Gefeliciteerd!, Van harte! tw |
| | Congratulations on winning the marathon! |
curb,
curb on [sth] n | often plural (restriction) | beperking nw de |
| | The government put a curb on how much bankers can receive in bonuses. |
dab [sth] onto [sth],
dab [sth] on [sth],
dab [sth] on⇒ vtr | (apply by dabbing) | deppen, betten overg.ww |
| | | opbrengen overg.ww |
| | | aanbrengen overg.ww |
| | Dab the pieces of butter around the top of the pie. |
| dash [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | (strike against) | slaan tegen ww+vz |
| | Amy dashed her head on a rock while swimming. |
daub [sth] on [sth],
daub [sth] onto [sth],
daub [sth] on⇒ vtr | (apply roughly, smear) | besmeren, bekladden, besmeuren overg. ww |
| declare war on [sth] v expr | figurative (take strong steps against) (figuurlijk) | iemand de oorlog verklaren nw + overg.ww |
| | | iemand bestrijden overg.ww |
| | | harde maatregelen nemen frase |
| | President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971. |
| depending on [sth] prep | (determined by) | afhankelijk van bn + vz |
| | Depending on the weather, I may go camping this weekend. |
| depending on circumstances expr | (according to situation) | afhankelijk van de omstandigheden frase |
| | Other sources of funding may be available, depending on circumstances. |
| descant on [sth] vi + prep | literary (talk at length) | uitweiden over ww + vz |
| | In this essay, the philosopher descants on the subject of free will. |
| be down on [sth/sb] v expr | informal (dislike) | niet mogen bw+overg. ww |
| | | een afkeer hebben van uitdr. |
| | Why are you so down on James? He has never done anything to hurt you. |
| draw a gun on vtr | (produce a firearm and aim it at) | een wapen trekken en richten op frase |
| | To stop the robber, the policewoman drew a gun on him and ordered him to lie on the ground. |
| draw heavily on vtr | (make great use of) (figuurlijk) | putten uit ww + vz |
| | | volop gebruik maken van frase |
| | The apprentice draws heavily on the works of the grand masters for inspiration. |
draw on [sth],
draw [sth] on vtr + adv | (clothing: put on) | aantrekken overg. ww |
| | He quickly drew on his trousers and ran out the door. |