Meaning
- (transitive) to decline, to reject
- (intransitive) to halt, to stop, to switch off
- (intransitive) to turn, to take off in a direction perpendicular to the one one was travelling in before
- (transitive) to strike off
- (dialectal, transitive) to beat up
Concepts
disapprove of
look askance at
turn off
reduce the price
Synonyms
nee zeggen tegen
terugslaan
terugwijzen
terugbezorgen
pareren
terugstoten
afstand doen
blijven staan
halthouden
korting geven
stilhouden
verduwen
wegdrijven
wegstoten
ciseleren
het oneens zijn
wegdringen
wegduwen
neerlaten
vomeren
lager worden
er vandoor gaan
naar beneden gaan
Frequency
Hyphenated as
af‧slaan
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɑfslaːn/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch afslaen. Equivalent to af + slaan.
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