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afdrijven.

to float away, to float off

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑfˌdrɛi̯.və(n)/
  1. to float away, to float off

    intransitive
  2. to get lost in thought

    intransitive
  3. to expel, force out

    transitive
  4. to refine, to purify

    transitive
  5. to remove from or leave the womb or birth canal; e.g. to void, to abort, to miscarry

    intransitive · transitive
  6. to float downstream or down

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch afdriven. Equivalent to af + drijven.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.