afdoen

Meaning

  1. (especially, transitive) to remove, to take off
  2. (transitive) to complete, to fulfill, to finish
  3. (transitive) to determine, to decide
  4. (transitive) to dismiss, to reject (often out of hand, lightly)
  5. (intransitive) to detract [with aan or tot ‘from’], to diminish the value
  6. (transitive) to satisfy, to pay back
  7. (intransitive) to suffice, to contribute, to be sufficient

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑv.dun/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch afdoen. Equivalent to af + doen.

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