No. 392 in Dutch
noemen
To name or to call.
In a sentence
Ik noem mijn kat Felix.
I call my cat Felix.
Here, 'noemen' is used to mean 'to name or call someone or something by a specific name'.
Ze noemen het een meesterwerk.
They call it a masterpiece.
In this sentence, 'noemen' is used in the sense of giving something a particular label or description.
Laat me niet bij die groep noemen; ik behoor daar niet toe.
Don't include me in that group; I don't belong there.
Here, 'noemen' is used to mean 'to count or enumerate as part of'.
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