afvallen

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) to fall off
2. (intransitive) to lose weight, slim down
3. (intransitive) to drop out, to no longer be able to partake
4. (transitive) to renounce, to renege, to lose loyalty
5. (transitive) to dispute, to go against (a person)

Noun

plural of afval

afval

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

apostatize

lose

fall

fall off

lapse

drop off

slim

secede

drop

slim down

thin

slenderize

tumbledown

abscise

grow thin

lose flesh

tumble down

dieting

waste

lose in weight

cutdown

desert

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detract

diet

dropout

emaciate

fallaway

falloff

lose weight

shed

Synonyms

vallen

neervallen

verschieten

storten

afvallig zijn

vervallen

loslaten

wegvallen

vermageren

afvallig worden

uitteren

mager worden

afslanken

Translations

tomber

fallen

verfallen

abnehmen

cair

dimagrire

maigrir

revenir

déchanter

entfallen

décliner

tomber de haut

renier sa foi

abfallen

emagrecer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑfɑlə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: afvallen

In summary

From Middle Dutch afvallen. Equivalent to af + vallen.