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afgeven.

to hand off, hand over, deliver

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑfˌxeːvə(n)/
  1. to hand off, hand over, deliver

    transitive
  2. to give off when touched

    intransitive · transitive
  3. to rant, to voice criticism

    intransitive
  4. to give up, to forfeit

    Belgium · intransitive
  5. to secrete, to emit

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch avegeven, from Proto-Germanic *abagebaną; equivalent to af + geven.

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