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Detailed Translations for excavation from English to Dutch

excavation:

excavation [the ~] nom

  1. the excavation (exhumation; digging up)
    de opgraving
  2. the excavation (digging up)
    de uitgraving

Translation Matrix for excavation:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
opgraving digging up; excavation; exhumation
uitgraving digging up; excavation
- archeological site; dig; digging; mining
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- hollowing out

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Synonyms for "excavation":


Related Definitions for "excavation":

  1. the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth1
  2. the act of digging1
    • there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton1
  3. a hole in the ground made by excavating1
  4. the site of an archeological exploration1

Wiktionary Translations for excavation:

excavation
noun
  1. archaeological excavation
  2. cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping
  3. act of excavating, or of making hollow
excavation
noun
  1. archeologische vindplaats

excavate:

to excavate verbe (excavates, excavated, excavating)

  1. to excavate (dig up; dig out; exhume; )
    opgraven; graven; scheppen; opdelven
    • opgraven verbe (graaf op, graaft op, groef op, groeven op, opgegraven)
    • graven verbe (graaf, graaft, groef, groeven, gegraven)
    • scheppen verbe (schep, schept, schepte, schepten, geschept)
    • opdelven verbe
  2. to excavate (exhume)
    uitgraven
    • uitgraven verbe (graaf uit, graaft uit, groef uit, groeven uit, uitgegraven)

Conjugations for excavate:

present
  1. excavate
  2. excavate
  3. excavates
  4. excavate
  5. excavate
  6. excavate
simple past
  1. excavated
  2. excavated
  3. excavated
  4. excavated
  5. excavated
  6. excavated
present perfect
  1. have excavated
  2. have excavated
  3. has excavated
  4. have excavated
  5. have excavated
  6. have excavated
past continuous
  1. was excavating
  2. were excavating
  3. was excavating
  4. were excavating
  5. were excavating
  6. were excavating
future
  1. shall excavate
  2. will excavate
  3. will excavate
  4. shall excavate
  5. will excavate
  6. will excavate
continuous present
  1. am excavating
  2. are excavating
  3. is excavating
  4. are excavating
  5. are excavating
  6. are excavating
subjunctive
  1. be excavated
  2. be excavated
  3. be excavated
  4. be excavated
  5. be excavated
  6. be excavated
diverse
  1. excavate!
  2. let's excavate!
  3. excavated
  4. excavating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for excavate:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
scheppen creating; making; spades
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
graven dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth dig
opdelven dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth
opgraven dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth
scheppen dig out; dig up; excavate; exhume; expose; lay open; open up; unearth conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; invent; ladle; make; manufacture; prepare; spoon
uitgraven excavate; exhume
- dig; dig up; hollow; turn up; unearth

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Synonyms for "excavate":


Related Definitions for "excavate":

  1. remove the inner part or the core of1
    • the mining company wants to excavate the hillside1
  2. form by hollowing1
    • Carnegie had a lake excavated for Princeton University's rowing team1
    • excavate a cavity1
  3. find by digging in the ground1
  4. recover through digging1
    • Schliemann excavated Troy1
    • excavate gold1

Wiktionary Translations for excavate:

excavate
verb
  1. to uncover (something) by removing its covering
  2. to remove part of (something) by scooping or digging it out
  3. to make a hole in (something); to hollow
excavate
verb
  1. door graven grond geheel verwijderen tot de gewenste ruimte ontstaat

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