Verb

1. to become

   Zij wilde altijd al lerares worden. — She always wanted to become a teacher.

2. Used to form the imperfect tense of the passive voice, together with a past participle.

   Ze worden gered. — They are being saved.

   De muur werd geschilderd. — The wall was being painted.

   De muur zal worden geschilderd. — The wall will be painted. / The wall is going to be painted.

   Note: The perfect tense passive is formed using zijn.