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sieren
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Dutch
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Etymology
From Middle Dutch cieren, tsieren, sieren, borrowed from Middle High German zieren. Cognate with German zieren and the inherited form tieren.
Pronunciation
Verb
sieren
- (transitive) to adorn, to decorate
- (transitive) to befit, to be appropriate for
- Het boetekleed siert de mens.
- It is appropriate for a human to do penance for wrongdoing.
- (transitive) to be nice of, to be decent of
- Dat siert u.
- That is nice of you.
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- Afrikaans: sier
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Pronoun
sieren
Determiner
sieren
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