sluiten
- (intransitive, transitive) to close
- (transitive) to make, to affirm (a pact, friendship etc.)
Opposite of
openen
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈslœy̯tə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch sluten, from Old Dutch *slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic *slūtaną, *sleutaną (“to lock, shut”).
Related words
dichtmaken
op slot doen
dichtklappen
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