No. 758 in Dutch
lid
"Member" or "lid (body part)."
In a sentence
Hij is al vijf jaar een lid van de sportclub.
He has been a member of the sports club for five years.
In this sentence, 'lid' means 'member' as in someone who belongs to an organization or group.
Het lid van de club stemde unaniem in met het besluit.
The member of the club unanimously agreed with the decision.
Here, 'lid' is used to specifically refer to an individual member of a group, showing its usage to denote an entity within a whole.
Het lid van zijn vinger is geblesseerd.
The joint of his finger is injured.
In this context, 'lid' refers to a joint, as in the connection between the bones of his finger.
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