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aflopen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch aflopen. Equivalent to af + lopen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑfloːpə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: af‧lo‧pen

Verb

aflopen

  1. (transitive) to walk down
  2. (intransitive) to incline
  3. (intransitive) to expire
    Hij werd vermoord enkele uren voordat zijn definitieve betalingstermijn afliep.
    He was murdered several hours before he met the deadline on his final payment.
  4. (intransitive) to end, to come to an end
    Gelukkig liep het verhaal goed af.
    Fortunately the story ended well.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: afloop
  • Negerhollands: loop af, loo af

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