23rd
Overgeven
Overgeven
1. to vomit, to throw up, to be sick
[verb]
[o-ver-ge-ven, gaf o-ver, o-ver-ge-ge-ven]
When the food you’ve eaten tries to leave your body via your mouth, you can use the word “overgeven” (after having wiped your mouth with a tissue of course ;-) ).
Synonymous to “overgeven” is “braken”, or the more informal “kotsen”, see the Related words.
Examples:
- “Ik ben misselijk, ik denk dat ik moet overgeven…”
(“I’m (feeling) nauseous…I think I’m going to be sick…”)
- “Als je overgeeft, is de kater daarna minder erg.”
(“If you throw up, the hangover is less severe afterwards.”)
Expressions:
- “Over je nek gaan”: to vomit, to be sick. Lit.: to go over one’s neck.
Related words:
- Braken: to vomit, to throw up, to be sick [verb] [braakte, gebraakt].
- Kotsen: to puke [verb] [kotste, gekotst].
- Misselijk: sick, nauseous [adjective].
Taken from Dutch Word of the Day
