kleven

From Middle Dutch clēven, from Old Dutch clivon, from Proto-West Germanic *klibēn, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną, from Proto-Indo-European *gleybʰ- (“to stick”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkleː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: kle‧ven
• Rhymes: -eːvən

kleven

1. (intransitive) to stick, to be attached glue-like

   Ineens merkte ze dat er kauwgom aan haar sandaal kleefde.

   Suddenly she noticed that there was chewing gum sticking to her sandal.

2. (transitive) to glue, to adhere something on/to something else, to stick to/on

   Zij plaagt haar vader door kauwgum aan zijn snor te kleven.

   She is teasing her dad by sticking chewing gum on his moustache.

3. (intransitive) to be sticky

   Deze grondstof kleeft heel erg.

   This resource is very very sticky.

4. (intransitive, road transport) to tailgate (drive dangerously close)

   Synonym: bumperkleven

• klitten
• lijmen
• plakken

• boomklever
• klever
• kleverig
• aankleven
• bekleven
• bumperkleven
• opkleven
• vastkleven
• kleefband
• kleefpleister

• Afrikaans: kleef
• Negerhollands: kleev

• nekvel, venkel

kleven

1. definite singular of klev c
2. definite plural of klev n