| Samengestelde woorden: |
| be above v expr | figurative (morally superior to) | erboven staan voorz. + ww |
| | He's above lying about such things. |
| be above v expr | figurative (too complex for) | erboven staan voorz + ww |
| | All this talk of economics is above me. |
| amazing v pres p | (amaze) | verbluffen, versteld doen staan over. ww |
| | The magician enjoys amazing the crowd with his tricks. |
| ass n | US slang, offensive (person) (beledigend, vulgair) | voor lul staan onoverg.ww |
| | | zich belachelijk maken wk.ww |
| | John was dancing on the table and made an ass of himself. |
| be v aux | (with present participle: continuous) (met infinitief) | aan het ... zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | (met infinitief) | staan/liggen/zitten + te onoverg.uitdr. |
| | Teresa is eating her dinner at the moment. |
| becoming adj | (attractive) | leuk staan |
| | die hoed staat je leuk |
| come vi | (approach in time) | eraan komen ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | voor de deur staan ww |
| | Winter is coming. |
| corner vtr | (come together, be on an intersection) | op de hoek van iets staan ww |
| | The candy shop corners my street. |
| correlate vi | (be related) | in verband staan onoverg. ww |
| | Do a sense of humor and high intelligence correlate? |
| demand vtr | (insist on) | eisen overg.ww |
| | | staan op ww+vz |
| | She demanded that he take out the trash. |
| fate vtr | (destine, determine in advance) | geschreven staan, voorbestemd zijn ww onoverg. |
| | | lotsbestemming zn de |
| | He was fated to meet her. |
| field sth vtr | (sports: put into play) (sport) | op het veld zetten, in het veld brengen ww overg. |
| | (voetbal) | aan de aftrap staan ww voorz. |
| | They fielded a very competent team. |
fight,
fight sb vtr | informal (boxing: oppose) (boksen) | kampen met, het opnemen tegen, in de ring staan met ww voorz. |
| | Lewis is going to fight Holyfield tonight. |
| fight vi | informal (sport: wrestle) | in de ring staan, een bokscarrière of worstelcarrière hebben ww onoverg. |
| | He fought in the ring for twelve years before becoming an actor. |
floor,
floor sb vtr | figurative (stun) | verbijsteren overg.ww |
| | | perplex doen staan |
| | He was floored by the news that his boss had quit. |
| grow vtr | (beard) | een baard laten staan overg.ww |
| | (informeel) | kweken |
| | He's growing a beard. |
| head vtr | (precede) (lijst, rangschikking) | aanvoeren over. ww |
| | | bovenaan staan |
| | The candidate for prime minister headed the list of candidates. |
| head vtr | (be the chief of) | aan het hoofd staan van ww |
| | | leiden over. ww |
| | That man heads the fire service for the whole country. |
| hold vtr | (support) | steunen, ergens achter staan |
| | We hold the same position endorsed by the mayor. |
| lean vi | (not vertical) | hellen, overhellen onoverg.ww |
| | | scheef staan |
| | The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans away from the sea. |
| line vi | (take position) | in een rij gaan staan, een rij vormen |
| | Please line up here and we will see you one at a time. |
| list vi | (on offer for sale, house) | te koop staan |
| | The house lists for a hundred and ninety thousand dollars. |
| object vi | (not like) | bezwaar maken onoverg. ww |
| | | afkerig staan bn+ww |
| open vi | (become receptive) | zich ontvankelijk stellen voor, open staan voor onoverg.ww |
| | Though he was conservative, he opened his mind to new ideas. |
queue (UK),
wait in line (US),
wait on line (US,
regional) vi | UK (wait in a line of people, vehicles) (mensen) | in de rij staan onoverg.uitdr. |
| | (auto's) | in de file staan onoverg.uitdr. |
| | People were queuing outside the shop at 5 am on the day of the sale. |
| rate vi | (be ranked) | geplaatst staan onoverg.ww |
| | | behoren bij ww+vz |
| | | klasseren overg. ww |
| | He is rated second in the world. |
| regard vtr | (concern) | betreffen overg.ww |
| | | in verband staan met |
| | This letter is regarding your recent behaviour. |
| represent vtr | (depict, reproduce) | staan voor, symbool staan voor ww + vz |
| | | symboliseren, weergeven overg.ww |
| | The abstract painting represents the artist's concept of motherhood. |
| represent vtr | (symbolize, embody) | staan voor, symbool staan voor ww + vz |
| | | symboliseren overg.ww |
| | The colour red represents blood. |
| represent sth vtr | (correspond to) | staan voor ww + vz |
| | | betekenen overg. ww |
| | A zero represents "no" and a one represents "yes". |
| require vtr | (demand) | eisen, erop staan overg.ww |
| | The diva required that the bellboy carry her bags. |
| stand vi | (position on issue) | zijn koppel ww |
| | | staan achter ww+vz |
| | I stand in favour of the new law. |
| stand vi | (be erect) | rechtop staan onoverg.ww |
| | The dog stood on its hind legs. |
| tear vtr | figurative (distress) | in tweestrijd staan |
| | (formeel) | in dubio staan onoverg.ww |
| | I'm torn as to whether I should go or stay. |
| tilt n | (leaning) | hellen, scheef staan nw het, ont. |
| | The tilt of the floor made you feel like you were at sea. |
| | She stood in front of the mirror, adjusting the tilt of her hat. |
| touch vtr | (be in contact with) | raken overg. ww |
| | | staan tegen, liggen tegen ww+vz. |
| | The table touches the wall. |
| touch vtr | (bring into contact) | raken overg. ww |
| | | staan tegen, liggen tegen ww+vz. |
| | Move the sofa back so it touches the wall. |