No. 965 in Dutch
neem
"Neem" means "take" in English.
In a sentence
Neem een stoel om te gaan zitten.
Take a chair to sit down.
In this sentence, 'neem' is used as a command or directive to take or grab something.
Ik neem elke dag de bus naar mijn werk.
I take the bus every day to work.
Here, 'neem' is used to denote that the subject habitually uses or chooses the bus as a mode of transport.
Als u de leiding neemt, volgt de rest vanzelf.
If you take the lead, the rest will follow naturally.
In this example, 'neem' is part of a phrase implying assuming responsibility or a leading position.
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