afstaan

Meaning

1. (transitive) to relinquish, to give up
2. (transitive) to cede

Concepts

yield

cede

relinquish

accommodate

assign

give way

grant

resign

abandon

deposition

abandonment

back up

delay

fall back

go backward

recede

regress

retrogress

step back

desert

forgo

forsake

give up

leave

let oneself go

open up

quit

renounce

abdicate

drop

submit

abdication

assignment

compliance

concession

subjection

submission

adjourn

defer

postpone

procrastinate

put off

shelve

walk back

surrender

flinch

pull back

push back

recoil

resist

set back

give away

forego

give

Hyphenated as

af‧staan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɑfstaːn/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch afstaen. Equivalent to af + staan.