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en meaning in English

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en preposition

plus(arithmetic: sum)
preposition
[UK: plʌs] [US: ˈpləs]

en bijwoord

what about(used to ask someone to consider something or someone that they have apparently not considered)
adverb

en voegwoord

and(used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera)
conjunction
[UK: ənd] [US: ænd]

en anderen phrase

et al.(and others)
phrase
[UK: ˈet æl] [US: ˈet ˈæl]

en hoe! phrase

and how(strong confirmation of preceding)
phrase
[UK: ənd ˈhaʊ] [US: ænd ˈhaʊ]

en nog wat phrase

and then some(confirming the preceding utterance)
phrase

en of interjection

indeed(indication of agreement)
interjection
[UK: ɪn.ˈdiːd] [US: ˌɪn.ˈdiːd]

you bet(certainly (reply to a request))
interjection

en of bijwoord

certainly(emphatic affirmative answer)
adverb
[UK: ˈsɜːtn.li] [US: ˈsɝː.tən.li]

en passant preposition

in passing(incidentally)
preposition

en passant slaan substantief

en passant(chess move)
noun

en-teken substantief

ampersand [ampersands](the symbol &)
noun
[UK: ˈæm.pə.sænd] [US: ˈæm.pər.ˌsænd]

en ze leefden nog lang en gelukkig bijwoord

happily ever after(happily until death)
adverb
[UK: ˈhæp.ɪ.li ˈev.ə(r) ˈɑːf.tə(r)] [US: ˈhæp.ɪ.li ˈev.r̩ ˈæf.tər]

en zo voorts phrase

and so forth(indicates that a list continues in a similar manner)
phrase
[UK: ənd ˈsəʊ fɔːθ] [US: ænd ˈsoʊ ˈfɔːrθ]

etc.(and so on, see also: and so forth)
phrase
[UK: et.ˈse.trə] [US: ˌet.ˈse.tə.rə]

en/of voegwoord

and/or(inclusive "or")
conjunction
[UK: ˌənd.ˈɔː] [US: ˌənd.ˈɔːr]

enantiomeer substantief

enantiomer [enantiomers](one of a pair of mirror-image stereoisomers)
noun
[UK: enˈantɪəmə] [US: enˈæntɪəmɚ]

encefalogram substantief
{n}

encephalogram [encephalograms](an image of the brain obtained by encephalography)
noun
[UK: ensˈefəlˌɒɡram] [US: ensˈefəlˌɑːɡræm]

encefalopathie substantief

encephalopathy [encephalopathies](condition affecting the brain)
noun
[UK: en.ˌse.fə.ˈlɒ.pə.θi] [US: en.ˌse.fə.ˈlɒ.pə.θi]

enclave substantief
{m} {f}

enclave [enclaves](entity completely surrounded by another)
noun
[UK: ˈen.kleɪv] [US: ˈɑːn.ˌklev]

encliticum substantief
{n}

enclitic(clitic which joins with the preceding word)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˈklɪ.tɪk] [US: en.ˈklɪ.tɪk]

enclitisch bijvoeglijk naamwoord

enclitic(affixed phonetically)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈklɪ.tɪk] [US: en.ˈklɪ.tɪk]

encrypteren werkwoord

encrypt [encrypted, encrypting, encrypts](to conceal information by means of a code or cipher)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈkrɪpt] [US: en.ˈkrɪpt]

encyclopedie substantief
{m}

encyclopedia [encyclopedias](comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpiː.dɪə] [US: ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpiː.diə]

encyclopedist substantief
{m}

encyclopedist [encyclopedists](person helping to write an encyclopedia)
noun
[UK: ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpiː.dəst] [US: ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpiː.dəst]

encyclopediste substantief
{f}

encyclopedist [encyclopedists](person helping to write an encyclopedia)
noun
[UK: ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpiː.dəst] [US: ən.ˌsaɪ.klə.ˈpiː.dəst]

endeldarm substantief
{m}

rectum [recta](terminal part of the large intestine)
noun
[UK: ˈrek.təm] [US: ˈrek.təm]

endemisch bijvoeglijk naamwoord

endemic(native to a particular area)
adjective
[UK: en.ˈde.mɪk] [US: en.ˈde.mɪk]

endocarp substantief
{n}

endocarp [endocarps](inner layer of the pericarp)
noun
[UK: ˈendəʊkˌɑːp] [US: ˈendoʊkˌɑːrp]

endocrinologie substantief
{f}

endocrinology [endocrinologies](study of the endocrine glands)
noun
[UK: ˌendo.krə.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒi] [US: ˌendo.krə.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒi]

endocrinoloog substantief
{m} {f}

endocrinologist(practitioner of endocrinology)
noun
[UK: ˌendo.krə.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒəst] [US: ˌendo.krə.ˈnɑː.lə.dʒəst]

endogamie substantief
{f}

endogamy(the practice of marrying within one's own social group)
noun
[UK: en.ˈdɒ.ɡə.mɪ] [US: en.ˈdɑː.ɡə.miː]

endoreïsch bijvoeglijk naamwoord

endorheic(having no outflow to an external body of water such as a river or ocean, and only losing water through evaporation)
adjective

endoscoop substantief
{m}

endoscope [endoscopes](instrument)
noun
[UK: ˈen.də.skəʊp] [US: ˈen.dəskoʊp]

endosmose substantief
{f}

absorption [absorptions](chemistry, physics: imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action)
noun
[UK: əb.ˈzɔːp.ʃn̩] [US: əb.ˈzɔːrp.ʃn̩]

endosymbiontenhypothese substantief

endosymbiotic theory(the theory that concerns the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts)
noun

endovasculair bijvoeglijk naamwoord

endovascular(within a blood vessel)
adjective

energetisch bijvoeglijk naamwoord

peppy [peppier, peppiest](energetic)
adjective
[UK: ˈpe.pi] [US: ˈpe.pi]

energie substantief
{f}

energy [energies](impetus behind activity)
noun
[UK: ˈe.nə.dʒi] [US: ˈe.nər.dʒi]

energiecentrale substantief
{f}

power station [power stations](an industrial complex where electricity is produced)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊə(r) ˈsteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈpaʊər ˈsteɪʃ.n̩]

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