smeren

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmeːrə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: sme‧ren
• Rhymes: -eːrən

From Middle Dutch smeren, from Old Dutch *smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from *smerwą (“grease, fat”) (modern smeer).

smeren

1. (transitive) to smear, to rub a substance
2. (transitive, by extension, of bread-like foods) to make, to butter

   Ik zag twee beren broodjes smeren.

   I saw two bears buttering breadrolls.

3. (transitive) to grease, to oil, etc. (to make run more smoothly)

   Je fiets moet nodig gesmeerd worden.

   Your bicycle badly needs to be oiled.

4. (transitive) to corrupt, to pay off, to bribe

• besmeren
• insmeren
• opensmeren
• uitsmeren
• hem smeren

• Afrikaans: smeer
• Negerhollands: smeer
• → Indonesian: semir
• → Papiamentu: smer

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

smeren

1. plural of smeer