No. 7,827 in Dutch
doorbrengen
To spend (time).
In a sentence
Ik wil mijn vakantie in Italië doorbrengen.
I want to spend my holiday in Italy.
In this sentence, 'doorbrengen' describes spending time or staying somewhere for a period, specifically during a holiday.
We hebben het weekend samen doorgebracht.
We spent the weekend together.
Here, 'doorbrengen' conveys sharing time together as a form of spending or experiencing time collectively.
Hij brengt veel tijd door met het lezen van boeken.
He spends a lot of time reading books.
'Doorbrengen' is used in this context to indicate dedicating time to an activity, in this case, reading books.
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