afdoen
Meaning
- (especially, transitive) to remove, to take off
- (transitive) to complete, to fulfill, to finish
- (transitive) to determine, to decide
- (transitive) to dismiss, to reject (often out of hand, lightly)
- (intransitive) to detract [with aan or tot ‘from’], to diminish the value
- (transitive) to satisfy, to pay back
- (intransitive) to suffice, to contribute, to be sufficient
Concepts
Synonyms
uitkrijgen
uitstallen
in vaart brengen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑv.dun/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch afdoen. Equivalent to af + doen.
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