Samengestelde woorden: doing | do |
| Engels | Nederlands |
| absorbed in doing [sth] adj + prep | figurative (person: engrossed in) | in beslag genomen door frase |
| (figuurlijk) | verdiept in bn+vz |
| Fiona was absorbed in painting a portrait. |
| adept at doing [sth] adj | (skilled) | bedreven, kundig bn |
| handig bn |
| She's very adept at helping people develop their strengths. |
| advise against doing [sth] vi + prep | (warn not to) | ontraden overg.ww |
| I'd advise against that course of action. |
agonize over doing [sth], also UK: agonise over doing [sth] v expr | (struggle with decision) (figuurlijk) | worstelen met ww+vz |
| The tickets were expensive, so I agonized over going on the trip for months. |
apologise to [sb] for doing [sth], also UK: apologise to [sb] for doing [sth] v expr | (say sorry to [sb] for doing [sth]) | iemand excuses aanbieden voor uitdr. |
| Jane apologized to me for calling me a liar. |
be bent on doing [sth], be bent on [sth] vtr | (be determined: to do [sth]) | uit zijn op frase |
| That cousin of yours is bent on doing as much damage as he can. |
| Jouw neef is uit op het aanrichten van zoveel mogelijk schade. |
| be used to doing [sth] v expr | (accustomed to doing) | aan iets gewend zijn onoverg.ww |
| I'm used to skipping lunch because I'm always so busy. |
| beguile [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (deceive [sb]) | bedriegen overg. ww |
| verleiden tot overg. ww+vz |
| believe in doing [sth] v expr | (advocate doing) | geloven in overg. ww + vz |
| I believe in giving to charities that keep their administrative costs to a minimum. |
| buttonhole [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | US, figurative, informal (accost, force to do) | dwingen overg.ww |
| overhalen overg.ww |
| The interviewer buttonholed me into making comments I later regretted. |
cajole [sb], cajole [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (coax, persuade) | ompraten, overhalen overg. ww |
| vleien, impalmen overg. ww |
| cajole [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (coax, persuade) | overhalen tot ww + vz |
| Ron cajoled his parents into allowing him to borrow their car. |
coax [sb] to do [sth], coax [sb] into [sth], coax [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (persuade, entice) | overreden, overhalen overg. ww |
| vleien overg. ww |
| They coaxed me to join them for the weekend. |
coerce [sb], coerce [sb] into (doing) [sth]⇒ vtr | (force, compel) | dwingen overg. ww |
| The government was coerced into accepting the treaty. |
| committed to doing [sth] adj | (person: dedicated to doing) | betrokken, toegewijd bn |
| Rachel is committed to bettering the lives of animals. |
| compensate for doing [sth] vi + prep | (make amends) | compenseren voor ww+vz |
| goedmaken onoverg.ww |
| He booked a table at her favourite restaurant to compensate for forgetting their wedding anniversary. |
| con [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | informal (trick [sb] into doing [sth]) | overhalen, ompraten overg.ww |
| My friends conned me into going to see a musical. |
| confess to doing [sth] v expr | (admit doing [sth]) | bekennen overg. ww |
| erkennen, toegeven overg. ww |
| Jim confessed to making a mess in the office kitchen. |
| Congratulations on doing [sth] interj | (expressing joy for [sb]'s success) | Gefeliciteerd!, Van harte! tw |
| Congratulations on winning the marathon! |
| consider doing [sth] v expr | (think about doing [sth]) | overwegen overg.ww |
| Henry is considering taking up a sport. |
| constrain [sb] from doing [sth] v expr | (hold [sb] back legally) | verbieden, beperken overg.ww |
| The contract constrained the author from hiring a new agent. |
counterweight [sth] (with [sth]), counterweight [sth] (by doing [sth])⇒ vtr | figurative (provide a balance with) (figuurlijk) | opwegen tegen onoverg.ww + vz |
| tegenwicht vormen nw+overg.ww |
| neutraliseren overg.ww |
| Her book is an attempt to counterweight government propaganda on the subject of education. |
| be doing well v expr | (thrive) | het goed maken frase |
| gezond zijn bn + ww |
| Sarah and Jim are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter Grace. Both mother and baby are doing well. |
| be doing well v expr | (recover) | het goed maken frase |
| A month after her car accident, Mary is doing well. |
| dread doing [sth] v expr | (feel daunted by doing) | vrezen overg.ww |
| I always dread giving speeches. |
| dream of doing [sth] v expr | figurative (conceive) | voorstellen, dromen onoverg.ww |
| Opmerking: used especially where there is a doubt or a negative |
| They wouldn't dream of going to Paris without seeing Michel! |
faced with [sth], faced with doing [sth] adj + prep | (having to confront) | met iets geconfronteerd worden woordgr |
| I don't want to be faced with that problem. |
feel like [sth], feel like doing [sth] v expr | (want to do) | zin hebben om onoverg. uitdr. |
| I feel like going out for dinner tonight. |
feel up to [sth], feel up to doing [sth] v expr | (have health, energy for [sth]) | zin hebben in iets woordgr |
| I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party. |
follow [sth] up by doing [sth], follow up [sth] by doing [sth] v expr | (make further communication) | opvolgen overg.ww |
| John followed up his interview by sending a thank-you note. |
| forbidden from doing [sth] adj | (person: prohibited) | verbod om iets te doen woordgr |
| forego doing [sth] v expr | (forgo: not do) | afzien om iets te doen woordgr |
get the hang of [sth], get the hang of doing [sth] v expr | informal (learn to do) (figuurlijk) | iets onder de knie krijgen woordgr |
| I took her ice-skating for the first time, and she got the hang of it right away. |
| get to (doing [sth]) vi + prep | slang (start: doing) | beginnen onoverg.ww |
| When he failed to call me yet again, I got to wondering if he was having an affair. |
| Toen hij me opnieuw niet belde, begon ik me af te vragen of hij een affaire had. |
| get used to doing [sth] v expr | (develop habit) | wennen aan ww + vz |
| You will soon get used to working the night shift. |
| Je zal snel gewend raken aan de nachtdienst. |
| give [sb] credit (for (doing) [sth]) vtr + n | (acknowledge) | nageven overg.ww |
| give credit to [sb] (for (doing) [sth]) vtr + n | (acknowledge) | nageven overg.ww |
| give up hope (of (doing) [sth] v expr | (be resigned) | de hoop opgeven nw + ww |
| go on doing [sth] v expr | (continue to do or say [sth]) | met iets doorgaan |
| John gaat door met vertellen. |
| go straight on doing [sth] v expr | informal (continue to do [sth]) | met iets doorgaan woordgr |
| Jill decided to go straight on doing what she loved to do. |
| guilty of doing [sth] expr | (culpable) | schuldig aan iets woordgr |
| He was guilty of misleading his co-workers about his intentions. |
| handy at (doing) [sth] prep | informal (skilled) | handig in bn + vz |
| He is handy at fixing broken electric motors. |
| Hij is handig in het maken van herstellen van elektrische motors. |
| have a chance at doing [sth] v expr | (have opportunity to do) | een kans hebben om overg.uitdr. |
| Audrey has a chance at getting into Harvard. |
have a go at [sth], have a go at doing [sth] v expr | informal (try) | iets proberen overg.ww |
| Harry was having a go at solving the crossword puzzle. |
| have a hard time doing [sth] v expr | informal (find difficult) | iets moeilijk vinden, moeite hebben met frase |
| We're having a hard time picking a suitable slogan for our marketing campaign. |
| We hebben nogal moeite met het kiezen van een geschikte slogan voor onze marketingcampagne. |
have a knack for doing [sth], have the knack for doing [sth], have a knack of doing [sth] v expr | (have a talent, skill for [sth]) | de gave hebben overg.uitdr. |
| talent hebben overg.uitdr. |
| Carly has a knack for solving impossible problems. |
| have a knack of doing [sth] v expr | ironic (have a tendency to do [sth]) (figuurlijk, ironisch) | er een handje van hebben overg.uitdr. |
| My brother has a knack of annoying people. |
| have a shot at doing [sth] v expr | informal (have chance) | een gokje wagen nw + ww |
| You have a shot at winning the lottery. |
have a talent for [sth], have a talent for doing [sth] v expr | (be naturally good at) | een talent hebben om onoverg. uitdr. |
| Steve has a talent for drawing; his portraits are particularly good. |
| Ze heeft een echt talent om in de problemen te geraken. |
| have difficulty doing [sth] v expr | (find it hard to do [sth]) | iets moeilijk vinden overg.uitdr. |
| I have difficulty understanding algebra. |
| have had enough of [sb]/(doing) [sth] v expr | informal (be fed up) (fig., informeel) | ergens genoeg van hebben, ergens de buik van vol hebben frase |
| I have had enough of that man's foul language. |
| Ik heb genoeg van die man zijn vuile taal. |
| have no business doing [sth] v expr | informal (not have the right) | niet het recht hebben frase |
| You have no business spreading gossip about me! |
| Je hebt het recht niet om roddels te verspreiden over mij. |
have trouble, have trouble doing [sth] vtr + n | (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) | moeite hebben met iets woordgr |
| I have trouble remembering passwords. |
| have your eye on (doing) [sth] v expr | (aim, intend) (figuurlijk) | niet uit het oog verliezen frase |
| I keep working this job, but I have my eye on going back to college. |
| Ik hou deze job maar ik verlies terug naar school gaan niet uit het oog. |
| have your fill of doing [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (tire of doing [sth]) | ergens schoon genoeg van hebben frase |
| (informeel) | iets zat zijn frase |
| klaar zijn met frase |
| Elaine has had her fill of tidying up after her flatmates. |
hellbent on doing [sth], hell-bent adj | informal (determined) | vastbesloten om, vastberaden om bn |
| She's hell-bent on coming tonight, in spite of this awful weather. |
| hesitant about doing [sth] expr | (person: reluctant) | aarzelend, terughoudend bn |
| Sarah is hesitant about going on the trip. |
honor [sb] by doing [sth] (US), honour [sb] by doing [sth] (UK) v expr | (treat with honour) | eren overg.ww |
| The army honoured the officer by giving him a special medal for bravery. |
| hopeful of doing [sth] adj + prep | (optimistic of doing [sth]) | hoopvol over bn+vz |
| Smith, the current champion, is hopeful of winning today's race. |
| How are you doing? expr | informal (greeting) | hoe gaat het?, hoe gaat het ermee?, hoe is het? hoe gaat het met je?, hoe is het met je? uitdr. |
| "How are you doing?" "Not too bad, how about you?" |
| hustle [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (coerce, urge [sb] to do) | onder druk zetten woordgr. |
| dwingen overg.ww |
| The strange man on the corner was trying to hustle passers-by into buying cocaine. |
| immune to doing [sth] expr | (not sensitive: to [sth]) | immuun, onvatbaar bn |
| He was born with a rare condition which made him immune to feeling pain. |
| impede [sb] from doing [sth] vtr + prep | (hinder: [sb]) | beletten overg.ww |
| weerhouden van ww+vz |
| The basketball player impeded his opponent from scoring. |
| in charge of doing [sth] expr | (responsible for a task) | verantwoordelijk voor woordgr |
| As secretary, Jess is in charge of taking down the minutes of the meeting. |
in favor of doing [sth] (US), in favour of doing [sth] (UK) expr | (approving of [sth]) | voor, pro vz |
| According to a poll, a majority of people in this country are in favour of joining the EU. |
| in the habit of doing [sth] prep | (doing regularly) | gewoon, gewend bw |
| de gewoonte hebben nw+ww |
| She was so in the habit of walking home after school that she forgot she needed to visit the store first. |
| Ze was het zo gewoon van na school naar huis te stappen dat ze vergat om naar de winkel te gaan. |
| in the middle of (doing) [sth] prep | (still doing) | middenin vz |
| I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| Ik kan nu niet praten. Ik zit middenin het klaarmaken van het diner. |
incapable of [sth], incapable of doing [sth] adj + prep | (unable to do) | niet in staat tot, niet in staat om frase |
| Sorry – I'm incapable of looking at you in that hat without laughing. |
| intent on doing [sth] adj | (determined) | vastbesloten, vastberaden bn |
| Peter was intent on going to work even though he was sick. |
| interested in doing [sth] prep | (wanting to do) | geïnteresseerd in bn + bz |
| graag willen bw+ww |
| I'm interested in starting my own business. |
| Ik ben geïnteresseerd in het starten van mijn eigen bedrijf. |
| intimidate [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (coerce, frighten [sb] into action) | door intimidatie dwingen woordgr |
| Intimidating a voter into staying away from the polls is inexcusable. |
inveigle [sb] into [sth], inveigle [sb] into doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (persuade by deceit) | verleiden, overhalen overg. ww |
| inveigle [sb] into doing [sth] v expr | (persuade by deceit) | iem. ergens toe brengen frase |
| My brother managed to inveigle me into lending him money. |
| justify doing [sth] v expr | (be a good reason, excuse) | rechtvaardigen, billijken overg.ww |
| Nothing justifies hitting a child. |
| keep doing [sth] v expr | (continue to do [sth]) | blijven onoverg.ww |
| He kept working until six o'clock. |
| keep from doing [sth] vi + prep | (refrain) | zich onthouden van wk.ww + vz |
| afzien van ww+vz |
| I can't keep from eating ice cream. |
lament [sth], lament doing [sth]⇒ vtr | (regret, be sorry for) | betreuren overg.ww |
| jammer vinden bw+overg.ww |
| spijten onpers.ww |
| The director lamented your absence at the meeting. |
| lay off doing [sth] v expr | slang (stop doing) | met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| I wish my friends would lay off teasing me about my friendship with James. |
| learn by doing v | (train while on the job) | al doende leren frase |
| leave off doing [sth] v expr | informal (stop doing [sth]) | met iets ophouden woordgr + overg.ww |
| met iets stoppen woordgr + overg.ww |
| The mother told her son to leave off ripping the pages out of the book. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (do [sth] undignified) | zich verlagen wk. ww |
| Don't lower yourself by responding to his insults. |
| lower yourself by doing [sth] vtr + refl | (humble yourself) | zich verlagen wk. ww |
| zich vernederen wk. ww |
| The Duchess lowered herself by marrying a commoner. |
| necessitate (doing) [sth] vtr | (make necessary) | noodzaken overg. ww |
| noodzakelijk maken bn+ww |
it's no use doing [sth], there's no use doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr. |
| It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |
there's no use in doing [sth], there's no point doing [sth], there's no point in doing [sth] v expr | (it is pointless) | het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr. |
| There's no point in asking Jake if you can borrow his car; he'll say no. There's no point crying over spilled milk. |
| on the threshold of doing [sth] expr | figurative (about to do [sth]) | op het punt bw |
| He was on the threshold of making his big decision. |
| on the way to doing [sth] prep | figurative (progressing) | op weg naar, onderweg naar vz |
| Roger is on the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur. |
open to [sth], open to doing [sth] adj + prep | (accepting) | open bn |
| Martin is open to those of all political persuasions. |
| I'm open to having a discussion about this issue. |