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heroveren

recapture

verb

Forms

Also means
retake, win back
How common
in everyday Dutch

In a sentence

Het leger heroverde de stad snel.

The army recaptured the city quickly.

Ze heeft haar verloren zelfvertrouwen heroverd.

She has recaptured her lost self-confidence.

Het team wil de eerste plaats heroveren.

The team wants to recapture first place.

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