opdracht

Meaning

1. (feminine) task, assignment, an action that one is required to do
2. (feminine) commission, something that has been commissioned
3. (feminine) order, request
4. (feminine) dedication (handwritten, by author)
5. (archaic,feminine) transfer (of possessions, etc.)
6. (archaic,feminine) a swelling, a rash

Concepts

mission

task

commission

errand

job

command

assignment

order

function

charge

mandate

instruction

behest

demand

petition

request

wish

duty

part

role

appointment

authorization

entrustment

percentage

proceeds

subcommittee

trust

brief

directive

prescription

dedication

direction

details

application

deprecation

information retrieval

monitoring

recitation

solicitation

appeal

entreaty

plea

prayer

question

declaratory judgment

housekeeping

housework

undertaking

work

official duty

place

effort

arraignment

bill of indictment

mish

missions

prosecution

business

company

endeavor

enterprise

venture

Hyphenated as

op‧dracht

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔp.drɑxt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch opdracht (“swelling, transfer”). Equivalent to opdragen (“to assign”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

Sentences

De kinderen voerden de opdracht uit die ze op school hadden gekregen .

The children carried out the assignment they had been given at school.