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"in order to" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “in order to” is om.

Pronounced the same

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hang out (part 1)

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around (part 1)

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Examples of "in order to" in use

There are 74 examples of the Dutch word for "in order to" being used:
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Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.

Kies de juiste woorden om de zin af te maken.
How long does it take to make?

Hoe lang duurt het trouwens om te maken?
We have decided to ask for clarification.

We hebben beslist om opheldering te vragen.
The product must be of good quality to sell.

Het product moet deugdelijk zijn om te verkopen.
She has a valid reason to be absent.

Zij heeft een deugdelijke reden om afwezig te zijn.
The politician used flattery to win votes.

De politicus gebruikte vleierij om stemmen te winnen.
She took the child’s temperature to see if they had a fever.

Zij temperatuurde het kind om te zien of het koorts had.
Flattery is not the way to gain someone’s trust.

Vleierij is niet de manier om iemands vertrouwen te winnen.
It wasn’t very clever of you to throw away that note.

Het was niet zo erg snugger van je om dat briefje weg te gooien.
He worked hard to meet the deadline.

Hij heeft zich uit de naad gewerkt om de deadline te halen.

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A bomb shelter is a basement to protect the population from air raid and other types of danger.,
A license is an official permission from the government to carry out a particular activity.,
A pole is a stick used to jump over objects.,
A sleeve is used to completely or partially cover the arms.,
Are you ready to order?,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.,
But the newspaper stressed that it will not be sufficient to meet the stated climate goals.,
Choose the correct words to complete the sentence.,
For the Internet giant it’s the perfect opportunity to expand its activities into a new sector.,
for the players to register,
He isn’t smart enough to add up numbers in his head.,
How long does it take to make?,
I only said that to make a joke.,
I would like to take this opportunity to convey my wishes.,
if only it could get the permit to lie in the reeds,
Internet Explorer is on tiptoe busy winning back market share in the browser market.,
It ran across fields and pastures; but there was such a violent storm that had trouble standing on its feet.,
It turned its head to put it under his wings; but at the same moment there was a terribly big dog close to the duckling.,
I’m not paying you to stand and chat.,
Now he traveled all over the world to find such a one, but all he saw lacked something.
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