afdanken

Meaning

  1. to discard, to reject, to throw away
  2. to fire (to terminate the employment of)

Concepts

discard
dismiss
sack
fire
🔥
discharge
remove
disband
oust
expel
retrench
procrastinate
put off
reflect
relay
repel
resend
send away
send back
shelve
turn away
adjourn
send on
can
chase away
cite
defer
delay
downsize
drive away
lay off
postpone
Synonyms

afmonsteren

ontslaan
B2
ontzetten
45k
⚡
royeren
reflecteren
36k
spiegelen
🪞
terugkaatsen

terugwijzen

uitdrijven
33k
uitstellen
C1

verdagen

verdrijven
C2
verjagen
C2
verschuiven
C2
verwerpen
C2
verwijzen
C2
weerkaatsen
weerspiegelen
35k

wegdrijven

wegjagen
C2
doorsturen
C2
heruitzenden
refereren
retourneren

terugbezorgen

teruggooien

terugsturen
C1

terugwerpen

aanhouden
C1

opzijzetten

afleggen
C1

afvloeien

doorzenden

Translations

entlassen
destituir
licencier
🔥
renvoyer

aus dem Dienst entlassen

exonerar
abdanken
exen
verabschieden

aus dem Dienst entfernen

demitir
🔥
despedir
🔥
despedir
destituir
stunden
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑfˌdɑŋ.kə(n)/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch
afdanken
In summary

From Middle Dutch afdanken. Equivalent to af + danken.

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