leest
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch lêest, from Old Dutch *lēst, from Proto-West Germanic *laist.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leest f (plural leesten, diminutive leestje n)
- (technical) last (form on which shoes are made or repaired)
- (figurative) style, model, example
- 2024 May 28, Tom Vennink, “‘Dit is het gevaarlijkste moment in ons onafhankelijke bestaan’”, in Volkskrant, retrieved 2024-05-28, page 6:
- Ze geloven dat hun regering op het punt staat om de Georgische democratie om zeep te helpen en in te ruilen voor autocratie op Russische leest.
- They believe their government is about to kill Georgian democracy and exchange it for Russian-style autocracy.
- (dated) shape, figure, build (of a person)
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[edit]leest
- inflection of lezen:
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- nl:Footwear
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