Besteed

Besteed is a Dutch verb meaning to spend or allocate time, money, or effort, and to devote resources to a person or activity. It is used when referring to the act of using or assigning resources, rather than merely spending them incidentally. The word is commonly found in contexts such as spending time on a project, allocating funds to a program, or dedicating attention to an issue.

Conjugation and forms

- Infinitive: besteden

- Present tense: ik besteed; jij besteedt; hij/zij/het besteedt; wij besteden; jullie besteden; zij besteden

- Past tense: ik besteedde; jij besteedde; hij bedsteedde; wij besteedden; jullie besteedden; zij besteedden

- Past participle: besteed

- Passive/ perfect: Het geld is goed besteed.

Usage and constructions

- Aandacht besteden aan something: to pay attention to something.

- Geld besteden aan something: to spend money on something.

- Tijd besteden aan something: to spend time on something.

- In sentences with auxiliary verbs, the participle besteed is used with hebben in non-passive perfect constructions (Ik heb mijn tijd besteed) and with is in passive constructions (Het geld is goed besteed).

Etymology and note

- Besteed originates from a native Dutch verb formed with the prefix be- attached to a root related to assigning or placing resources. The sense has broadened to include spending or allocating time, money, effort, or attention.

See also

- Verbs for spending or using resources (e.g., spenderen in Dutch)

- Common collocations: tijd besteden aan, geld besteden aan, aandacht besteden aan

In summary, besteed is a versatile Dutch verb central to expressing how resources are used or allocated, with a well-established set of tense forms and common phrases in everyday and formal language.