boomen

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English boom. By surface analysis, boom +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buːmə(n)/
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  • Rhymes: -uːmən

Verb

boomen

  1. (intransitive) to boom (to flourish, grow, or progress)
Conjugation
Conjugation of boomen (weak)
infinitive boomen
past singular boomde
past participle geboomd
infinitive boomen
gerund boomen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular boom boomde
2nd person sing. (jij) boomt, boom2 boomde
2nd person sing. (u) boomt boomde
2nd person sing. (gij) boomt boomde
3rd person singular boomt boomde
plural boomen boomden
subjunctive sing.1 boome boomde
subjunctive plur.1 boomen boomden
imperative sing. boom
imperative plur.1 boomt
participles boomend geboomd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːmə(n)/

Noun

boomen

  1. obsolete spelling of bomen; plural of boom

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English boom. By surface analysis, Boom +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

boomen (weak, third-person singular present boomt, past tense boomte, past participle geboomt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to boom (to flourish, grow, or progress)
    • 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 29/2010, page 99:
      Während die Airlines gegen Verluste kämpfen, boomt die Abwrackbranche. Der wirtschaftliche Druck lässt die Fluglinien immer früher Modelle ausmustern, die nicht mehr effizient genug sind.
      While the airlines fight against losses, the demolition industry booms. The economic pressure makes airlines sort out models, which are not efficient enough anymore, earlier and earlier.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • boomen” in Duden online
  • boomen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache