afdoen

From Middle Dutch afdoen. Equivalent to af +‎ doen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑv.dun/

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• Hyphenation: af‧doen

afdoen

1. (transitive, especially of clothes or decoration) to remove, to take off

   Het was een zware dag geweest, ze deed haar mantel af, plofte in de luie stoel en gooide haar benen op de poef. ― It had been a tough day, she took off her jacket, dropped in the armchair and threw her legs on the pouffe.

2. (transitive) to complete, to fulfill, to finish
3. (transitive) to determine, to decide
4. (transitive) to dismiss, to reject (often out of hand, lightly)
5. (intransitive) to detract [with aan or tot ‘from’], to diminish the value
6. (transitive, in particular of debts) to satisfy, to pay back
7. (intransitive) to suffice, to contribute, to be sufficient

(take off (clothes)):

• uitdoen

(finish):

• voltooien