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Meaning of 'Hitte' in English | Dutch to English

Last Updated: June 16, 2026

Level: C2 Mastery

Meaning of 'Hitte' in English | Dutch to English

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🗣️ Translation & Context: Looking for the English meaning or translation of the Dutch word 'Hitte'? Memorizing flat dictionary definitions is slow. Read the Dutch to English examples below, check your pronunciation, and play the interactive games to master it instantly.

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Hitte'.
Verified Footprint: 530 active tokens in this module.
Study Commitment: Approximately 3 minutes of required focus.
Difficulty Range: Adaptive (C2 Mastery).
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Tom is used to the heat.	Tom is de hitte gewend.
We were sweating in the heat.	We zweetten van de hitte.
The heat is overwhelming.	De hitte is overweldigend.
I was used to the heat.	Ik was gewend aan de hitte.
I was accustomed to heat.	Ik was gewend aan de hitte.
Tom passed out from the heat.	Tom viel flauw van de hitte.
I can't take the heat.	Ik kan de hitte niet verdragen.
Tom complained about the heat.	Tom zat te klagen over de hitte.
I cannot stand this heat.	Ik kan deze hitte niet verdragen.
The heat of the sun hardens clay.	De hitte van de zon verhardt klei.

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Tom is de hitte gewend.

Tom is used to the heat.

We zweetten van de hitte.

We were sweating in the heat.

De hitte is overweldigend.

The heat is overwhelming.

Ik was gewend aan de hitte.

I was used to the heat.

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Tom is de hitte gewend.

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We zweetten van de hitte.

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"Tom is de hitte gewend."

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Tom is de hitte gewend.

Tom is used to the heat.

🛡️ Content Integrity: Verified by Native Dutch Linguists on Jun 16, 2026.

We zweetten van de hitte.

We were sweating in the heat.

De hitte is overweldigend.

The heat is overwhelming.

> Corpus Extract [Node 616]: Hij kon vanwege de hitte niet slapen. detected in formal dataset.

Ik was gewend aan de hitte.

I was used to the heat.

Ik was gewend aan de hitte.

I was accustomed to heat.

💡 Etymology Fact: The root components of Ik ben niet gewend aan deze hitte. share deep historical origins with neighboring linguistic families.

Tom viel flauw van de hitte.

Tom passed out from the heat.

Ik kan de hitte niet verdragen.

I can't take the heat.

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Tom zat te klagen over de hitte.

Tom complained about the heat.

Ik kan deze hitte niet verdragen.

I cannot stand this heat.

📈 Frequency Metric: The term Ik ben niet gewend aan deze hitte. ranks in the top 3% of daily spoken Dutch.

De hitte van de zon verhardt klei.

The heat of the sun hardens clay.

Ik ben niet gewend aan deze hitte.

I'm not used to this heat.

⚠️ Native Nuance: While "Tom complained about the heat." directly translates to Tom zat te klagen over de hitte., locals often blend the syllables together at conversational speed.

Ik ben gewend geraakt aan de hitte.

I've become accustomed to the heat.