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vís
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noun[C]
A fish; an aquatic vertebrate animal with gills and fins.
vís
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle Dutch visch, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, cognate with English fish and German Fisch.
Examples
Er zwemt een vis in de vijver.
Ér zwémt een vís in de víjver.
A fish is swimming in the pond.
De vis hapte naar het aas.
De vís hápte naar het áás.
The fish snapped at the bait.
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noun[U]
Fish as food; the flesh of fish eaten as a meal.
vís
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the same noun meaning “fish,” extended to mean fish used as food.
Examples
Ik eet graag vis.
Ík éét gráág vís.
I like eating fish.
We bestellen vanavond vis met groenten.
We bestéllen vanávond vís met gróenten.
We are ordering fish with vegetables tonight.
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verb[I]
First-person singular present tense or imperative form of vissen: to fish; to catch or try to catch fish.
vís
Pronunciation
Etymology
From the Dutch verb vissen, derived from the noun vis.
Examples
Ik vis elke zondag in de rivier.
Ík vís élke zóndag in de rivíer.
I fish in the river every Sunday.
Vis niet zonder vergunning.
Vís níet zónder vergúnning.
Do not fish without a permit.
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verb[T]
First-person singular present tense or imperative form of vissen: to fish something out; to retrieve or pull something out, often with some effort.
vís
Pronunciation
Etymology
Figurative use of vissen, literally “to fish.”
Examples
Ik vis mijn sleutels uit mijn tas.
Ík vís mijn sléutels uit mijn tás.
I fish my keys out of my bag.
Vis dat papiertje uit het water.
Vís dat papíertje uit het wáter.
Fish that piece of paper out of the water.
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