No. 7,380 in Dutch
bleken
"Bleken" means "to bleach" or "to whiten."
In a sentence
Het bleek dat hij gelijk had.
It turned out that he was right.
Here, 'bleek' is the past tense of the verb 'blijken,' meaning 'to turn out' or 'to prove.' It indicates that something became evident.
De kledingstukken bleken in de zon.
The clothes were bleaching in the sun.
In this context, 'bleken' means 'to bleach,' referring to the action of discoloring or whitening.
Hij had de hoop al opgegeven, maar het bleek toch mogelijk te zijn.
He had already given up hope, but it turned out to be possible after all.
Again, 'bleek' (past tense of 'blijken') is used to mean that something became evident or was revealed.
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