No. 7,972 in Dutch
engineer
An engineer is a professional who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.
In a sentence
De engineer ontwerpt een nieuwe brug.
The engineer is designing a new bridge.
Here, 'engineer' refers to a professional specializing in designing and constructing bridges.
Hij ingenieurt creatieve oplossingen voor complexe problemen.
He engineers creative solutions for complex problems.
In this instance, 'engineer' is used as a verb to denote the action of devising or constructing.
Het projectteam werkt samen met een software-engineer.
The project team is collaborating with a software engineer.
In this sentence, 'engineer' specifies a person skilled in software development within the context of the project.
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