No. 6,863 in Dutch
aantoonde
"Proved" or "demonstrated."
In a sentence
Hij aantoonde zijn vaardigheden door een complexe taak te voltooien.
He demonstrated his skills by completing a complex task.
In this sentence, 'aantoonde' is used as the past tense of 'aantonen,' meaning 'demonstrated.' It shows an action done in the past.
De experimenten aantoonde dat het mogelijk was om de snelheid te verhogen.
The experiments demonstrated that it was possible to increase the speed.
Here, 'aantoonde' conveys that the experiments provided evidence for a specific possibility. It functions as a past-tense verb.
Het rapport aantoonde de noodzaak van aanvullende maatregelen.
The report demonstrated the necessity of additional measures.
In this context, 'aantoonde' is used to indicate that the report presented or proved the necessity in a past-tense narrative.
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