afzetten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch afsetten. Equivalent to af + zetten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑfˌsɛtə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: af‧zet‧ten
Verb
afzetten
- (transitive) to take off (an item of clothing)
- een hoed afzetten
- to take off a hat
- (transitive) to switch off (an electronic device)
- (transitive) to amputate
- (transitive) to demarcate, mark out with boundaries
- (transitive) to sell (products or commodities, typically at a specific sales market)
- (transitive) to close off, to barricade (a street)
- (transitive) to dethrone, to remove from office
- (transitive) to scam, to rip off
- (transitive) to sediment, to deposit
- (transitive) to drop off (a passenger at a destination)
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Descendants
- Negerhollands: set af
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