in het geweer komen
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Figurative sense for an earlier, now obsolete literal sense “to get under arms”, in which the sense of the word geweer as a verbal noun of the verb (zich) weren (“to defend oneself”) has also become obsolete.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (intransitive) to come into action; to oppose; to protest; to resist [+ tegen (against)]
- De actievoerders kwamen in het geweer tegen het kappen van de bomen.
- The activists came into action against the cutting of the trees.
Usage notes[edit]
The verb komen imparts an inchoative sense, signaling the transition from inaction to action.
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of in het geweer komen: see komen.