'it' wordt vergeleken met ''it''. Het staat in één of meer van de onderstaande regels.'it' is cross-referenced with ''it''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Samengestelde woorden:
it | IT | information technology |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:
| as it is adv | colloquial (as the situation stands) | al bw |
| | | zo al woordgr. |
| | As it is, we'll be lucky to arrive before dark! |
| | We zouden al van geluk mogen spreken als we er voor het donker zijn! |
| as it is adv | (in its current state) | zoals iets is, zoals iets nu is woordgr. |
| | We'll have to make do with the vehicle we have, as it is. |
| | We zullen het moeten doen met het voertuig wat we hebben zoals hij nu is. |
| beat it interj | slang (go away) (slang) | oprotten, wegwezen, opgerot, opgehoepeld, ophoepelen, opdonderen, opgedonderd, smeer 'm, ga weg tw |
| | No, I won't give you any money. Now, beat it! |
| beat it v expr | slang (leave, go) (slang) | 'm smeren, opdonderen, oprotten, ophoepelen onoverg.ww |
| | The police showed up and we knew it was time to beat it. |
| Bring it on! interj | informal (eagerness) | kom maar op uitdr. |
| | My holiday starts tomorrow; bring it on! |
| Bring it on! interj | slang (challenge) | kom maar op tw |
| | | komaan tw |
| | If you think you can do better, bring it on! |
| can it! vtr | slang, impolite (shut up!) (slang) | kappen, nokken onoverg.ww |
| | | ophouden, stoppen onoverg.ww |
| | Can it! I don't want to hear another word from you! |
| damn it interj | slang, potentially offensive (expressing annoyance) (slang) | verdomme, godver tw |
| | Damn it! I hit my knee on the desk again! |
| dish it out v expr | figurative, slang (be critical, abusive) (informeel) | kritiek rondstrooien nw + ww |
| | You can dish it out well enough, but you don't like it when someone attacks you. |
| DIY n | UK, colloquial, initialism (do-it-yourself) (in samenstelling) | doe het zelf- bn |
| | | d.h.z. afkorting |
| | I'm staying at home this weekend for a little DIY on the house. |
| (it) doesn't matter interj | informal (it's not important) (informeel) | (het) geeft niet, (het) maakt niet uit tw |
| don't mention it interj | (you're welcome) | graag gedaan, geen dank tw |
| | "Thanks so much for all your help." "Don't mention it! It was no trouble." |
| easy does it expr | (go slowly, be careful) | voorzichtig, rustig aan tw |
| for what it's worth adv | informal (in my opinion) | voor wat het waard is woordgr |
| | I know you won't change, but for what it's worth, I think that skirt looks awful on you. |
| Forget it! interj | slang (certainly not) | Vergeet het! tw |
| | If you think I'm doing the dishes for you again tonight, forget it! |
| get it vtr + pron | slang (understand) | snappen, vatten overg.ww |
| | He told a joke but I didn't get it. |
| | Hij vertelde een mop maar ik snapte ze niet. |
| get it over with v expr | informal (do the unpleasant task now) (figuurlijk) | door de zure appel heen bijten frase |
| | It's best to get it over with now, rather than leave it to the last minute. |
| | Het beste is om door de zure appel heen te bijten dan het tot de laatste minuut uit te stellen. |
| get it right v expr | informal (do [sth] correctly) | iets goed krijgen woordgr |
| | | iets juist krijgen woordgr |
| | If you can't get it right, don't bother trying! |
| give it a go expr | (try) | iets een kans geven woordgr |
| | | iets proberen overg.ww |
| | Although Brian had never gone kayaking before, he suddenly decided to give it a go. |
| give it a second thought v expr | informal (rethink) | twee keer nadenken frase |
| | | overwegen overg.ww |
| | He dropped what he was doing and went to her without giving it a second thought. |
| | Hij liet alles vallen waar hij mee bezig was en ging naar haar toe zonder twee keer nadenken. |
| Give it up! interj | (stop trying) | Geef het op! tw |
| | Helen is never going to date you--give it up! |
| give it up v expr | (stop trying) | opgeven ww |
| | That's never going to work; I'd give it up, if I were you. |
| go for it! interj | informal (encouragement) (informeel) | ga ervoor!, ga d'r voor! tw |
| | You want to buy a new car? I say go for it! |
| | Je wil een nieuwe auto kopen? Ik zou zeggen: ga ervoor! |
| go through with it v expr | informal (do [sth] daunting) | iets doorzetten bw + ww |
| | Bethan had doubts about applying for the job, but eventually went through with it. |
Good job,
It's a good job interj | informal, UK (it is fortunate) (informeel) | gelukkig maar! tw |
| | Good job you remembered your umbrella! |
ham,
ham it up vi | informal (overact) | overacteren, overdrijven onoverg.ww |
| | Fred decided to ham his act up a bit when the audience didn't react. |
have,
have it,
have it that vtr | (declare, assert) | volgens voorz. |
| | Legend has it that the lakes are the footprints of a giant. |
| have at it v expr | slang (attempt [sth]) (informeel) | je gang gaan onoverg. uitdr. |
| | If you think you can do a better job, just have at it! |
| | Als je denkt dat je het beter kan ga dan je gang maar. |
| have had it v expr | slang (have had enough) (informeel) | het zat zijn frase |
| | | genoeg hebben van frase |
| | | het gehad hebben |
| | I am angry and have had it with his bad behavior. |
| | Ik ben kwaad en ben zijn slecht gedrag zat. |
| have it easy v expr | informal (face no problems) | het makkelijk hebben onoverg. uitdr. |
| | People born into money are considered to have it easy. |
| | Mensen die in een rijke familie geboren worden hebben het makkelijk. |
Have it your way,
Have it your own way interj | informal, disapproving (resignation) (informeel, afkeurend) | zoals je wil, wat je wil tw |
| | OK, have it your way; I'm through arguing with you. |
| | You don't want pepperoni on the pizza. |
| | Fine, have it your own way. |
| hit it off vi | slang (get on well) | met iemand goedvinden woordgr + scheidbaar.ww. |
| | Me and my new room-mate hit it off from the start. |
| | Mijn kamergenoot en ik konden het vanaf het begin goed met elkaar vinden. |
| hit [sb] where it hurts v expr | figurative (attack [sb]'s weak spot) (figuurlijk) | iemand raken waar het pijn doet frase |
| | His divorce hit him where it hurts, in his wallet. When he said I was ugly he hit me where it hurts. |
| | Zijn scheiding raakte hem waar het het meeste pijn doet: in zijn portefeuille. |
| Hold it! interj | informal (stop!) (informeel) | wacht effe, ho tw |
| | | wacht even, stop tw |
| | Hold it, everybody! Don't go near that bull. |
| | Ho! Ga niet te dicht bij die stier. |
| Hold it! interj | informal (wait!) | wacht, wacht even tw |
| | Hold it! I want to say one more thing before you go. |
| | Wacht even! Ik wil nog één ding zeggen voor je gaat. |
| hoof it v expr | slang (walk, go on foot) | lopen onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | kachelen onoverg. ww |
| | (informeel) | de benenwagen nemen frase |
| | Our car ran out of petrol so we had to hoof it to the petrol station. |
| | We lost our subway passes, so we had to hoof it thirty blocks in high heels. |
| how is it that...? | (explain why) | hoe komt het dat? frase |
| | How is it that all of your hats are black? |
| | Hoe komt het dat al jouw hoeden zwart zijn? |
| how it is | (reality, the way life is) | zo zit het, zo gaat dat frase |
| | You might think it's unfair that you didn't get the job, but that's just how it is. |
| | Je denkt waarschijnlijk dat het oneerlijk is dat je de job niet kreeg, maar zo gaat dat. |
| I got it interj | slang (I understand) | Ik begrijp het woordgr |
| | Ah, I got it. Thanks for the explanation! |
| | Ah, ik begrijp het! Bedankt voor de uitleg! |
| I got it interj | US, slang (I have the matter in hand) | Ik doe het wel woordgr |
| | Don't worry about washing the dishes. I got it. |
| | Maak je geen zorgen over het afwassen. Ik doe het wel. |
| I like it interj | (I find it appealing) | Ik vind het mooi woordgr |
| | What a lovely dress! I like it. |
| isn't it? | (question tag) | toch? bw |
| | (informeel) | niet dan? tw |
| | This is your book, isn't it? |
| | Dit is jouw boek, toch? |
| it seems expr | (it appears that) | het lijkt erop woordgr |
| | It seems like Mikey is getting along very well with his new classmates. |
| | It seems obvious that you don't like her. |
| it stands to reason (that) expr | (it is logical) | het spreekt vanzelf frase |
IT-based,
IT based adj | (using computers) | op IT gebaseerd bn |
| Opmerking: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| it's contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (it is) (informeel) | 't is vnw + ww |
| | | het is vnw+ww |
| Opmerking: Not to be confused with the possessive adjective "its" |
| | It's almost time for us to leave. |
| it's contraction | colloquial, abbreviation (it has) (informeel) | 't heeft vnw + ww |
| | | het heeft vnw+ww |
| | (informeel) | 't is vnw+ww |
| | | het is vnw+ww |
| | It's been a difficult year for the whole family. |
| it's a fair distance expr | informal (it's quite a long way) | het is nogal een een eindje frase |
| it's a given expr | (it's a fact) | het is een gegeven, het is een feit frase |
| | There is going to be a big line-up for tickets: it's a given. It's a given that junk food is not good for your health. |
| | Er zal een grote wachtrij zijn voor tickets, dat is een feit. |
| It's all the same to me. expr | informal (I have no preference.) (informeel) | het maakt me niet uit, het maakt me allemaal niet uit, dat is voor mij gelijk frase |
| | You can stay or leave; it's all the same to me. |
| | Je kan blijven of gaan, dat is voor mij gelijk. |
| it's been ages since prep | (it's been a very long time since) | het is tijden geleden dat frase |
| | (Belg.) | eeuwen geleden frase |
| | It's been ages since we all sat down together. |
| | Het is tijden geleden dat we allen samenzaten. |
| it's child's play expr | (it's extremely easy) | het is kinderspel frase |
| | (figuurlijk) | een kind kan de was doen frase |
| | It's so easy to do -- it's child's play, really. |
| | Dat is makkelijk, het is kinderspel. |
it's early days,
it's still early days,
it's early days yet expr | UK, informal (situation may change) | we zijn nog maar in het beginstadium uitdr. |
| | | het is nog vroeg uitdr. |
| It's high time you did it. expr | informal (You should do it now.) (informeel) | het is hoog tijd dat je, het wordt hoog tijd dat je frase |
| | | het is hoog tijd dat u, het wordt hoog tijd dat u frase |
| | It's high time I went to the doctor; I've postponed it four times. |
| | Het wordt hoog tijd dat ik naar de dokter ga, ik heb het al vier keer uitgesteld. |
| It's none too soon expr | informal (it is overdue) | niets te vroeg, precies op tijd frase |
| it's nothing expr | informal (it is not important) | t' is niets, het stelt niets voor frase |
| | "What's the problem?" "Oh, it's nothing." |
| keep it up v expr | informal (maintain at same pace or level) | ga zo door! tw |
| | You got straight A's this term - keep it up! Good work, Alan - keep it up! |
| knock it off interj | slang (stop it) (slang) | kappen!, nokken!, afnokken! tw |
| | (informeel) | schei uit!, hou op! tw |
| knock it off v expr | slang (stop: doing, saying) (slang) | kappen, nokken onoverg.ww |
| | | uitscheien, ophouden onoverg.ww |
| | Gary was whistling tunelessly until Dave told him to knock it off. |
know-it-all,
also UK: know-all n | pejorative, informal (person: clever, arrogant) (informeel) | wijsneus, betweter nw de |
| | That kid who got 100 percent in science and math is such a know it all! |
| lay it on the line v expr | informal, figurative (speak frankly) | openhartig spreken bn + ww |
| | The CEO laid it on the line: "The business needs to reform or it will face dire consequences." |
| let it be interj | (don't try to change it) | Laat het zo zijn tw |
| | You shouldn't get involved in their quarrel - just let it be. |
| live it up v expr | slang (lead hedonistic life) (informeel) | het ervan nemen frase |
| | Live it up while you are still young and beautiful. |
| live it up v expr | slang (celebrate extravagantly) (inf., figuurlijk) | de bloemetjes buiten zetten frase |
| | It's all right to live it up once in a while; a few beers won't hurt you. |
| lose it v expr | slang (become angry) | razend worden, woedend worden onoverg.uitdr. |
| | (informeel, figuurlijk) | knappen onoverg.ww |
| | Toen hij zei dat hij niet meer van van haar hield knapte er iets bij haar. |
| make it v expr | slang (succeed) | het maken vnw + ww |
| | In Hollywood, an Oscar nomination is a sign that you've made it. |
| make it vtr + pron | (ensure it is) | ervoor zorgen bw + ww |
| | Bring me a sandwich, and make it snappy. I'm starving! |
| make it v expr | informal (arrive on time) | halen overg.ww |
| | I thought I would miss the bus, but I made it! |
| make it clear (that) v expr | informal (be unambiguous) | duidelijk maken, duidelijk stellen bn + ww |
| make it quick v expr | informal (hurry) | opschieten onoverg.ww |
| | | het kort houden frase |
| | I don't have time to listen, so make it quick. |
| make it up to [sb] v expr | informal (make amends) | goedmaken, vergoeden overg.ww |
| | George wanted to make it up to Andrea for being so bad-tempered towards her earlier. |
| make the best of it v expr | informal (cope) | er het beste van maken frase |
| | The weather wasn't ideal for a day by the sea, but we decided to make the best of it. |
| make the most of it v | (take advantage of it) | profiteren van ww + vz |
| | (kans) | benutten overg.ww |
| | | er het beste uithalen frase |
| | You only get one chance, so make the most of it. |
| mix it up v expr | US, slang (argue, fight) (informeel) | knokken onoverg.ww |
| | | op de vuist gaan frase |
| | The hockey teams really mixed it up last night; some of the boys went home with fewer teeth. |
| mix it up v expr | US, slang (actively compete) (figuurlijk) | de schouders eronder zetten frase |
| | Our basketball team isn't doing very well; I wish they would mix it up a little. |
| mix it up v expr | informal (vary things) | afwisselen overg.ww |
| | The band like to mix it up a bit to keep things interesting. |
| mix it up with [sb] v expr | US, slang (argue, fight) (informeel) | knokken met ww + vz |
| | | op de vuist gaan met frase |
| | John really mixed it up with Joe; now both of them are in the hospital. |
it's no use doing [sth],
there's no use doing [sth] expr | (it is pointless) | het is nutteloos, het is zinloos onoverg.uitdr. |
| | It's no use calling out his name, he can't hear you any more. |
| pig it v expr | US, informal (live like a pig) (informeel, figuurlijk) | ergens een zwijnenstal van maken frase |
| | Colin is pigging it in his apartment. |
play safe,
play it safe v expr | informal (avoid taking risks) | op zeker spelen overg. uitdr. |
| | (anglicisme) | op safe spelen overg. uitdr. |
| | The gymnast considered attempting the flip, but decided to play it safe and stick with the routine she knew well. |
Post-it note,
post-it note,
Post-it,
Post-it note n | ® (adhesive notepaper) (®) | post-it nw de |
| | | plakbriefje nw het |
| | I left a Post-it note on the fridge door, reminding Anna to buy some milk. |
see to it,
see to it that v expr | informal (ensure, make sure) | ervoor zorgen dat onoverg. uitdr. |
| | See to it that you're home by midnight, or you'll be grounded. |
| settle it v expr | (resolve or agree on [sth]) | het oplossen, het regelen lidw + ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | het uit de wereld helpen frase |
| | We're going to settle it right here right now. |
| shrug it off v expr | informal, figurative (pay little regard) (inf., figuurlijk) | links laten liggen, je schouders ophalen frase |
| | If you receive an insult from someone who doesn't really know you, it's best to shrug it off. |
| So be it interj | (expressing acceptance of a situation) | het zij zo tw |
| | If you want to be stubborn and not see sense, well, so be it. |
| Stow it! interj | slang (stop talking) (informeel) | Kappen!, Nokken! tw |
| | | Hou op! Schei uit! tw |
| | Stow it! I have something to say too! |
| take it v expr | informal (endure) | het aankunnen lidw + ww |
| | | verdragen overg. ww |
| | The pain was so great I couldn't take it any more |
| | De pijn was zo hevig dat ik het niet meer aankon. |
| take it easy v expr | informal (relax) | rustig aan doen, kalm aan doen frase |
| | Bruce loves to take it easy when he's at the cabin on the lake. |
| | Retirement is the time to take it easy. |
| take it out on v expr | informal (vent or impose one's anger on: [sb] else) | zich afreageren op wk.ww + vz |
| | I didn't steal your purse, so don't take it out on me! My dad's boss yelled at him all day so he came home and took it out on us. |
| tell it like it is v expr | informal (be honest and direct) (informeel, fig.) | zeggen waar het op staat, het beestje bij zijn naam noemen frase |
| | Okay, I'll tell it like it is, but I don't think you'll like it. |
that's a wrap,
it's a wrap interj | slang, figurative (the job is finished) (informeel) | Klaar is Kees! tw |
| | | Afgelopen!, Klaar! tw |
| that's it interj | informal (that is correct) (informeel) | dat is het! tw |
| | That's it! - that piece is the center of the jigsaw puzzle. |
| that's it interj | informal (I've had enough) (informeel) | nu is het welletjes, het is mooi geweest tw |
| | That's it! - all this noise has got to stop! That's it, you're fired: clear out your desk and leave! |
| watch it! interj | informal (expressing a threat) | wees gewaarschuwd! ik waarschuw je! tw |
| | Watch it! If you come round here one more time, I'll call the police! |
| watch it! interj | informal (be careful!) | pas op! wees voorzichtig! tw |
| | Watch it! - the pavement's really icy today and you might slip. |
| way of putting it n | informal (turn of phrase, wording) | formulering, verwoording nw de |
| | That's a funny way of putting it. It's not what I thought you meant. |
| what does it matter? interj | (I don't care) | wat maakt het uit? tw |
| | So you're earning more than me – what does it matter? |
who would have thought it?,
who would have thought? interj | (expressing surprise) | wie had dat gedacht? wie had dat kunnen denken? tw |
| | Wow, that's really interesting – who would've thought? |
| you can bet on it interj | informal (that is certain) (informeel, fig.) | daar kan je gif op innemen tw |
| | Whatever the government does will cost us money -- you can bet on it! |