af

Meaning

Adv

1. off
2. (postpositional) off, from (implying motion)

Adj

1. (predicative) finished, done (when working on something)
2. (predicative) out, dismissed from play under the rules of the game, e.g. by having been tagged

Concepts

ready

down

off

finished

through

completed

whooped

from here

on

🔛

out

perfect

Synonyms

klaar

gereed

afgelopen

uit

beneden

vlekkeloos

volmaakt

feilloos

Translations

bereit

prêt

pronto

fertig

listo

pronto

disposto

prestes

dispuesto

disposat

prest

🔜

erbötig

preparat

preparado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑf/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: af

Inherited from Old Dutch: af

In summary

From Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-West Germanic *ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

Sentences

Ik verzoek u met klem van dat plan af te zien .

I would urge you to rethink.

Mensen stammen af van de apen .

Humans are descended from monkeys.

U vraagt zich wellicht af wat ons uiteindelijke doel is met deze richtlijn .

You may ask what our final objectives are with this directive.

Iedereen vroeg zich af hoe hij de televisies voor die prijs kon aanbieden .

Everyone wondered how he could offer the televisions for that price.

Om zijn slaapkamer af te koelen in de zomer hebben zijn ouders een dakraam laten installeren .

To cool down his bedroom in the summer, his parents had a skylight installed.

Is de consument beter af met de nieuwe privacywet?

Is the consumer better off with the new privacy law?