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| iets afschaffen overg. ww | (beëindigen) | abolish vtr |
| | | do away with v expr |
| alles doen wat je kan onoverg. uitdr. | (zijn uiterste best doen) | do everything you can, do all you can v expr |
| boekhouden onoverg. ww | (boekhouding) | keep the books v expr |
| | | do the accounting v expr |
| boodschappen doen onoverg. ww | (aankopen doen) | do the shopping v expr |
| bouwpakket nw het | (voor zelfbouw) | do-it-yourself kit, DIY kit n |
| delen overg. ww | (rekenkundige bewerking) | divide vtr |
| | | do division vtr + n |
| doe-het-zelf bn | (knutselaar) | do-it-yourself expr |
| | (abbreviation) | DIY expr |
| doen onoverg. ww | Kunnen ze nu echt niets doen aan die stank? (remediëren) | do something about v expr |
| handelen onoverg.ww | (handel drijven) | trade, deal vi |
| | | do business v expr |
| huishouden onoverg. ww | (besturen van een huis) | do the housekeeping v expr |
| | | run the house v expr |
| iets met opzet doen overg. uitdr. | (iets expres doen) | do something on purpose, do something intentionally, do something deliberately v expr |
| iets met twee vingers in de neus doen overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (iets zonder moeite doen) | do something effortlessly v expr |
| iets opzettelijk doen vn+bn+ww | (iets expres doen) | do something on purpose, do something intentionally v expr |
| Ik ook! tw | (uitroep ter instemming) | Me too! interj |
| | | So do I! interj |
| klussen onoverg. ww | (klussen uitvoeren) | job vi |
| | | do odd jobs v expr |
| klussen onoverg. ww | (doe-het-zelven) | do it yourself v expr |
| | (abbr) | DIY v expr |
| krijg nou wat! tw | informeel (uitroep van ontsteltenis) | What do you know! interj |
| | (informal) | What the hell! interj |
| lippen onoverg. ww | (handel drijven) | trade vi |
| | | do business v expr |
| met elkaar samenhangen onoverg. uitdr. | (correleren) | have to do with each other v expr |
| | | be related vi + adj |
| | | be connected, be linked vi + adj |
| niet betrokken zijn bij overg. uitdr. | (geen aandeel hebben in) | not be involved in v expr |
| | | have nothing to do with v expr |
| niet storen bw+overg. ww | (op deur v. hotelkamer) | do not disturb v expr |
| niets doen bw+ww | (luieren, rondhangen) | do nothing v expr |
| | | loaf about, laze about vi phrasal |
| niets kunnen doen aan overg. uitdr. | (niet kunnen verhelpen) | not be able to do anything about v expr |
| niets moeten hebben van overg. uitdr. | (afkerig zijn van) | want nothing to do with v expr |
| niets te maken hebben met overg. uitdr. | (niet in verband staan) | have nothing to do with v expr |
| niets te maken willen hebben met overg. uitdr. | (geen contact willen hebben ) | want nothing to do with v expr |
| nu is het welletjes uitroep | informeel (nu is het genoeg) | That will do! interj |
| | | That's enough! Enough! interj |
| onderzoek doen nw+overg. ww | (onderzoeken) | do research vtr + n |
| | | investigate vtr |
| opdrukken wk. ww | (turnoefening) | push up, press up vi+prep |
| | | do push-ups v expr |
| pionierswerk verrichten nw+overg. ww | (baanbrekend werk doen) | pioneer vtr |
| | | pioneer vi |
| | | do pioneering work v expr |
| raad weten met overg. uitdr. | (weten hoe iets moet aangepakt worden) | know what to do with v expr |
| | | know how to handle v expr |
| recht doen aan overg. uitdr. | (iemand/iets prijzen) | do justice to v expr |
| recht doen aan overg. uitdr. | (iemand/iets flatteren) | do justice to v expr |
| rekenen overg.ww | (sommen maken, tellen) | calculate vi |
| | | do sums v expr |
| | | reckon vi |
| sporten onoverg.ww | (spelen) | do sports, play sports v expr |
| wassen overg.ww | (de was doen) | do the washing, do the laundry v expr |
| winkelen onoverg.ww | (winkels ingaan) | shop vi |
| | | do the shopping v expr |
| | | go shopping v expr |
| zijn best doen onoverg. uitdr. | (zich inspannen) | do his best v expr |
| zijn best doen voor overg. uitdr. | (zich inspannen voor) | do his best to v expr |
| zijn plicht doen onoverg. uitdr. | (doen wat moreel verwacht wordt) | do his duty v expr |
| zijn steentje bijdragen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (een bijdrage leveren) | do his bit v expr |
| | | contribute vi |
| | | carry his weight v expr |
| zijn uiterste best doen onoverg. uitdr. | (zich erg inspannen) | do one's utmost v expr |
| zitten onoverg.ww | (in de gevangenis) | serve time v expr |
| | (informal) | do time v expr |
| Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel |
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advise against,
advise [sb] against (doing) [sth] vtr phrasal | (warn against doing) | afraden overg.ww |
| | I'd advise you against sailing today; the weather is turning nasty. |
| back out of doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (withdraw from) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |
| | Sue backed out of helping us paint the house. |
| carry on doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (continue doing) | doorgaan met ww + vz |
| | | blijven ww |
gain by [sth],
gain by doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (take advantage or profit by) | te winnen overg.ww. |
| | | baat hebben bij, voordeel hebben bij onoverg. uitdr. |
| | What have you got to gain by lying about it? |
| | Wat heb je te winnen door erover te liegen? |
| get (a)round to (doing) [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (find time) | ergens aan toekomen frase |
| | One of these days, I will get around to making the trip to Paris. |
| | Een dezer dagen zal ik eraan toekomen om die trip naar Parijs te maken. |
give [sth] up,
give up doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (stop trying) | opgeven overg. ww |
| | I gave up trying to get them to believe me. |
give [sth] up,
give up doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (habit, addiction: quit) | stoppen met ww + vz |
| | | laten staan overg. ww |
| | It'll be hard, but I'm going to try giving up chocolate for Lent. |
| go back to (doing) [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (revert) | terugkeren tot, terugvallen in ww + vz |
hold off doing [sth],
hold off from doing [sth],
hold off on doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (postpone, delay) | uitstellen overg. ww |
| | Please hold off playing the drums until after I've gone! |
| | Stel het spelen met de drums alsjeblieft uit tot ik weg ben. |
| keep [sb/sth] from doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (prevent) | weerhouden van ww + vz |
| keep on doing [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (persist: in doing [sth]) | iets blijven doen overg.ww |
| | Why do you keep on talking after I've asked you to be quiet? |
| pay [sb] back for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) (figuurlijk, wraak nemen) | iem. terugpakken voor het feit dat uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk, wraak nemen) | iem. betaald zetten dat uitdr. |
| | I still haven't paid you back for humiliating me in front of all my friends. |
| | Ik heb je nog niet teruggepakt voor het feit dat je me voor al mijn vrienden hebt vernederd. |
| | Ik heb je nog niet betaald gezet dat je me voor al mijn vrienden hebt vernederd. |
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. |
| do away with [sth] vtr phrasal insep | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | afschaffen overg. ww |
| | | een einde maken aan frase |
| | | stoppen met ww + vz |
| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| do away with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | slang (kill, murder) | uit de weg ruimen, van kant maken overg. uitdr. |
| | | afrekenen met ww + vz |
| | He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
| do [sth] over vtr phrasal sep | (redo, do again) | opnieuw doen bw + overg. ww |
| | The report was a mess, and the boss made me do it over. |
| do [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (redecorate) | opknappen overg. ww |
| | Mike is doing up the house in order to sell it. |
| do [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (zip, buttons: fasten) | dichtdoen overg. ww |
| do [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal (garment: fasten) | dichtdoen overg. ww |
| | Come on honey, let grandma do up your coat. |
| do without vi phrasal | (abstain) | het zonder iets stellen, het zonder iets doen onoverg. ww |
| | We've run out of milk; you'll have to do without until I can get to the shops. |
| do without [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (endure not having) | het zonder iets kunnen, het zonder iets redden woordgr. |
| | | niet nodig hebben woordgr. |
| | James can't do without his morning coffee, so he has bought himself an espresso machine. |
Samengestelde woorden:
doing | do |
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| absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) | in beslag genomen door frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | verdiept in bn+vz |
| | Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| adept at doing [sth] adj | (skilled) | bedreven, kundig bn |
| | | handig bn |
| | She's very adept at helping people develop their strengths. |
| advise against doing [sth] vi + prep | (warn not to) | ontraden overg.ww |
| | I'd advise against that course of action. |
agonize over doing [sth],
also UK: agonise over doing [sth] v expr | (struggle with decision) (figuurlijk) | worstelen met ww+vz |
| | The tickets were expensive, so I agonized over going on the trip for months. |
apologise to [sb] for doing [sth],
also UK: apologise to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | (say sorry to [sb] for doing [sth]) | iemand excuses aanbieden voor uitdr. |
| | Jane apologized to me for calling me a liar. |
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 used to doing [sth] v expr | (accustomed to doing) | aan iets gewend zijn onoverg.ww |
| | I'm used to skipping lunch because I'm always so busy. |
| beguile [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (deceive [sb]) | bedriegen overg. ww |
| | | verleiden tot overg. ww+vz |
| believe in doing [sth] v expr | (advocate doing) | geloven in overg. ww + vz |
| | I believe in giving to charities that keep their administrative costs to a minimum. |
| buttonhole [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do) | dwingen overg.ww |
| | | overhalen overg.ww |
| | The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted. |
cajole [sb],
cajole [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (coax, persuade) | ompraten, overhalen overg. ww |
| | | vleien, impalmen overg. ww |
| cajole [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (coax, persuade) | overhalen tot ww + vz |
| | Ron cajoled his parents into allowing him to borrow their car. |
coax [sb] to do [sth],
coax [sb] into [sth],
coax [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (persuade, entice) | overreden, overhalen overg. ww |
| | | vleien overg. ww |
| | They coaxed me to join them for the weekend. |
coerce [sb],
coerce [sb] into (doing) [sth]⇒ vtr | (force, compel) | dwingen overg. ww |
| | The government was coerced into accepting the treaty. |
| committed to doing [sth] adj | (person: dedicated to doing) | betrokken, toegewijd bn |
| | Rachel is committed to bettering the lives of animals. |
| compensate for doing [sth] vi + prep | (make amends) | compenseren voor ww+vz |
| | | goedmaken onoverg.ww |
| | He booked a table at her favourite restaurant to compensate for forgetting their wedding anniversary. |
| con [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | informal (trick [sb] into doing [sth]) | overhalen, ompraten overg.ww |
| | My friends conned me into going to see a musical. |
| confess to doing [sth] v expr | (admit doing [sth]) | bekennen overg. ww |
| | | erkennen, toegeven overg. ww |
| | Jim confessed to making a mess in the office kitchen. |
| Congratulations on doing [sth] interj | (expressing joy for [sb]'s success) | Gefeliciteerd!, Van harte! tw |
| | Congratulations on winning the marathon! |
| consider doing [sth] v expr | (think about doing [sth]) | overwegen overg.ww |
| | Henry is considering taking up a sport. |
| constrain [sb] from doing [sth] v expr | (hold [sb] back legally) | verbieden, beperken overg.ww |
| | The contract constrained the author from hiring a new agent. |
counterweight [sth] (with [sth]),
counterweight [sth] (by doing [sth])⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) (figuurlijk) | opwegen tegen onoverg.ww + vz |
| | | tegenwicht vormen nw+overg.ww |
| | | neutraliseren overg.ww |
| | Her book is an attempt to counterweight government propaganda on the subject of education. |
| be doing well v expr | (thrive) | het goed maken frase |
| | | gezond zijn bn + ww |
| | Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| be doing well v expr | (recover) | het goed maken frase |
| | A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| dread doing [sth] v expr | (feel daunted by doing) | vrezen overg.ww |
| | I always dread giving speeches. |
| dream of doing [sth] v expr | figurative (conceive) | voorstellen, dromen onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: used especially where there is a doubt or a negative |
| | They wouldn't dream of going to Paris without seeing Michel! |
faced with [sth],
faced with doing [sth] adj + prep | (having to confront) | met iets geconfronteerd worden woordgr |
| | I don't want to be faced with that problem. |
feel like [sth],
feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | zin hebben om onoverg. uitdr. |
| | I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
feel up to [sth],
feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) | zin hebben in iets woordgr |
| | I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
follow [sth] up by doing [sth],
follow up [sth] by doing [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | opvolgen overg.ww |
| | John followed up his interview by sending a thank-you note. |
| forbidden from doing [sth] adj | (person: prohibited) | verbod om iets te doen woordgr |
| forego doing [sth] v expr | (forgo: not do) | afzien om iets te doen woordgr |
get the hang of [sth],
get the hang of doing [sth] v expr | informal (learn to do) (figuurlijk) | iets onder de knie krijgen woordgr |
| | I took her ice-skating for the first time, and she got the hang of it right away. |
| get to (doing [sth]) vi + prep | slang (start: doing) | beginnen onoverg.ww |
| | When he failed to call me yet again, I got to wondering if he was having an affair. |
| | Toen hij me opnieuw niet belde, begon ik me af te vragen of hij een affaire had. |
| get used to doing [sth] v expr | (develop habit) | wennen aan ww + vz |
| | You will soon get used to working the night shift. |
| | Je zal snel gewend raken aan de nachtdienst. |
| give [sb] credit (for (doing) [sth]) vtr + n | (acknowledge) | nageven overg.ww |
| give credit to [sb] (for (doing) [sth]) vtr + n | (acknowledge) | nageven overg.ww |
| give up hope (of (doing) [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | de hoop opgeven nw + ww |
| go on doing [sth] v expr | (continue to do or say [sth]) | met iets doorgaan |
| | John gaat door met vertellen. |
| go straight on doing [sth] v expr | informal (continue to do [sth]) | met iets doorgaan woordgr |
| | Jill decided to go straight on doing what she loved to do. |
| guilty of doing [sth] expr | (culpable) | schuldig aan iets woordgr |
| | He was guilty of misleading his co-workers about his intentions. |
| handy at (doing) [sth] prep | informal (skilled) | handig in bn + vz |
| | He is handy at fixing broken electric motors. |
| | Hij is handig in het maken van herstellen van elektrische motors. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v expr | (have opportunity to do) | een kans hebben om overg.uitdr. |
| | Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
have a go at [sth],
have a go at doing [sth] v expr | informal (try) | iets proberen overg.ww |
| | Harry was having a go at solving the crossword puzzle. |
| have a hard time doing [sth] v expr | informal (find difficult) | iets moeilijk vinden, moeite hebben met frase |
| | We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
| | We hebben nogal moeite met het kiezen van een geschikte slogan voor onze marketingcampagne. |
have a knack for doing [sth],
have the knack for doing [sth],
have a knack of doing [sth] v expr | (have a talent, skill for [sth]) | de gave hebben overg.uitdr. |
| | | talent hebben overg.uitdr. |
| | Carly has a knack for solving impossible problems. |
| have a knack of doing [sth] v expr | ironic (have a tendency to do [sth]) (figuurlijk, ironisch) | er een handje van hebben overg.uitdr. |
| | My brother has a knack of annoying people. |
| have a shot at doing [sth] v expr | informal (have chance) | een gokje wagen nw + ww |
| | You have a shot at winning the lottery. |
have a talent for [sth],
have a talent for doing [sth] v expr | (be naturally good at) | een talent hebben om onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Steve has a talent for drawing; his portraits are particularly good. |
| | Ze heeft een echt talent om in de problemen te geraken. |
| have difficulty doing [sth] v expr | (find it hard to do [sth]) | iets moeilijk vinden overg.uitdr. |
| | I have difficulty understanding algebra. |
| have had enough of [sb]/(doing) [sth] v expr | informal (be fed up) (fig., informeel) | ergens genoeg van hebben, ergens de buik van vol hebben frase |
| | I have had enough of that man's foul language. |
| | Ik heb genoeg van die man zijn vuile taal. |
| have no business doing [sth] v expr | informal (not have the right) | niet het recht hebben frase |
| | You have no business spreading gossip about me! |
| | Je hebt het recht niet om roddels te verspreiden over mij. |
have trouble,
have trouble doing [sth] vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | moeite hebben met iets woordgr |
| | I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| have your eye on (doing) [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) (figuurlijk) | niet uit het oog verliezen frase |
| | I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college. |
| | Ik hou deze job maar ik verlies terug naar school gaan niet uit het oog. |
| have your fill of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (tire of doing [sth]) | ergens schoon genoeg van hebben frase |
| | (informeel) | iets zat zijn frase |
| | | klaar zijn met frase |
| | Elaine has had her fill of tidying up after her flatmates. |
hellbent on doing [sth],
hell-bent adj | informal (determined) | vastbesloten om, vastberaden om bn |
| | She's hell-bent on coming tonight, in spite of this awful weather. |
| hesitant about doing [sth] expr | (person: reluctant) | aarzelend, terughoudend bn |
| | Sarah is hesitant about going on the trip. |
honor [sb] by doing [sth] (US),
honour [sb] by doing [sth] (UK) v expr | (treat with honour) | eren overg.ww |
| | The army honoured the officer by giving him a special medal for bravery. |
| hopeful of doing [sth] adj + prep | (optimistic of doing [sth]) | hoopvol over bn+vz |
| | Smith, the current champion, is hopeful of winning today's race. |
| How are you doing? expr | informal (greeting) | hoe gaat het?, hoe gaat het ermee?, hoe is het? hoe gaat het met je?, hoe is het met je? uitdr. |
| | "How are you doing?" "Not too bad, how about you?" |
| hustle [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (coerce, urge [sb] to do) | onder druk zetten woordgr. |
| | | dwingen overg.ww |
| | The strange man on the corner was trying to hustle passers-by into buying cocaine. |
| immune to doing [sth] expr | (not sensitive: to [sth]) | immuun, onvatbaar bn |
| | He was born with a rare condition which made him immune to feeling pain. |
| impede [sb] from doing [sth] vtr + prep | (hinder: [sb]) | beletten overg.ww |
| | | weerhouden van ww+vz |
| | The basketball player impeded his opponent from scoring. |
| in charge of doing [sth] expr | (responsible for a task) | verantwoordelijk voor woordgr |
| | As secretary, Jess is in charge of taking down the minutes of the meeting. |
in favor of doing [sth] (US),
in favour of doing [sth] (UK) expr | (approving of [sth]) | voor, pro vz |
| | According to a poll, a majority of people in this country are in favour of joining the EU. |
| in the habit of doing [sth] prep | (doing regularly) | gewoon, gewend bw |
| | | de gewoonte hebben nw+ww |
| | She was so in the habit of walking home after school that she forgot she needed to visit the store first. |
| | Ze was het zo gewoon van na school naar huis te stappen dat ze vergat om naar de winkel te gaan. |
| in the middle of (doing) [sth] prep | (still doing) | middenin vz |
| | I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| | Ik kan nu niet praten. Ik zit middenin het klaarmaken van het diner. |
incapable of [sth],
incapable of doing [sth] adj + prep | (unable to do) | niet in staat tot, niet in staat om frase |
| | Sorry – I'm incapable of looking at you in that hat without laughing. |
| intent on doing [sth] adj | (determined) | vastbesloten, vastberaden bn |
| | Peter was intent on going to work even though he was sick. |
| interested in doing [sth] prep | (wanting to do) | geïnteresseerd in bn + bz |
| | | graag willen bw+ww |
| | I'm interested in starting my own business. |
| | Ik ben geïnteresseerd in het starten van mijn eigen bedrijf. |
| intimidate [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (coerce, frighten [sb] into action) | door intimidatie dwingen woordgr |
| | Intimidating a voter into staying away from the polls is inexcusable. |
inveigle [sb] into [sth],
inveigle [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (persuade by deceit) | verleiden, overhalen overg. ww |
| inveigle [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade by deceit) | iem. ergens toe brengen frase |
| | My brother managed to inveigle me into lending him money. |
| justify doing [sth] v expr | (be a good reason, excuse) | rechtvaardigen, billijken overg.ww |
| | Nothing justifies hitting a child. |
| keep doing [sth] v expr | (continue to do [sth]) | blijven onoverg.ww |
| | He kept working until six o'clock. |
| keep from doing [sth] vi + prep | (refrain) | zich onthouden van wk.ww + vz |
| | | afzien van ww+vz |
| | I can't keep from eating ice cream. |
lament [sth],
lament doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (regret, be sorry for) | betreuren overg.ww |
| | | jammer vinden bw+overg.ww |
| | | spijten onpers.ww |
| | The director lamented your absence at the meeting. |
| lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |
| learn by doing v | (train while on the job) | al doende leren frase |
| leave off doing [sth] v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) | met iets ophouden woordgr + overg.ww |
| | | met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| | The mother told her son to leave off ripping the pages out of the book. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | zich verlagen wk. ww |
| | Don't lower yourself by responding to his insults. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (humble yourself) | zich verlagen wk. ww |
| | | zich vernederen wk. ww |
| | The Duchess lowered herself by marrying a commoner. |
| necessitate (doing) [sth] vtr | (make necessary) | noodzaken overg. ww |
| | | noodzakelijk maken bn+ww |
it's no use doing [sth],
there's no use doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr. |
| | It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |
there's no use in doing [sth],
there's no point doing [sth],
there's no point in doing [sth] v expr | (it is pointless) | het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr. |
| | There's no point in asking Jake if you can borrow his car; he'll say no. There's no point crying over spilled milk. |
| on the threshold of doing [sth] expr | figurative (about to do [sth]) | op het punt bw |
| | He was on the threshold of making his big decision. |
| on the way to doing [sth] prep | figurative (progressing) | op weg naar, onderweg naar vz |
| | Roger is on the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur. |
open to [sth],
open to doing [sth] adj + prep | (accepting) | open bn |
| | Martin is open to those of all political persuasions. |
| | I'm open to having a discussion about this issue. |
