No. 7,352 in Dutch
bijleggen
"Bijleggen" means "to reconcile" or "to settle (a dispute)."
In a sentence
We hebben besloten om het conflict bij te leggen.
We decided to settle the conflict.
The verb 'bijleggen' refers to resolving or settling a disagreement or conflict.
Kun je wat geld bijleggen voor het cadeau?
Can you contribute some money for the gift?
Here, 'bijleggen' implies contributing or adding money to a collective pool or purchase.
Laten we onze meningsverschillen bijleggen en verder gaan.
Let's reconcile our differences and move forward.
In this case, 'bijleggen' denotes reconciling or smoothing over disagreements.
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