counteren

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From counter +‎ -en. English counter does not have this sense relating to sports in general.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯n.tə.rə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: coun‧te‧ren

Verb[edit]

counteren

  1. (sports, especially soccer) to counter-attack, to counter
    Na een prachtige redding van doelman Netjes wist het uitteam effectief te counteren via de rechterflank.
    After a beautiful save by goalkeeper Netjes the away team managed to perform an effective counter-attack via the right flank.

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of counteren (weak)
infinitive counteren
past singular counterde
past participle gecounterd
infinitive counteren
gerund counteren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular counter counterde
2nd person sing. (jij) countert counterde
2nd person sing. (u) countert counterde
2nd person sing. (gij) countert counterde
3rd person singular countert counterde
plural counteren counterden
subjunctive sing.1 countere counterde
subjunctive plur.1 counteren counterden
imperative sing. counter
imperative plur.1 countert
participles counterend gecounterd
1) Archaic.