No. 7,272 in Dutch
bestrijden
"To combat" or "to fight against."
In a sentence
De overheid probeert drugsgebruik te bestrijden.
The government tries to combat drug use.
In this context, 'bestrijden' is used to denote taking actions to reduce or eliminate a societal issue.
We moeten deze plaag bestrijden voordat het ons hele gewas vernietigt.
We must combat this pest before it destroys our entire crop.
Here, 'bestrijden' refers to actively working against an immediate threat to prevent damage.
Psychologen helpen mensen methoden te leren om stress te bestrijden.
Psychologists help people learn methods to fight against stress.
In this sentence, 'bestrijden' is used metaphorically to represent dealing with or managing an abstract opponent or condition.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “bestrijden” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “bestrijden” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).