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afsnijden.

to cut off

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑfˌsnɛi̯.də(n)/

  1. to cut off

    transitive

  2. to swerve a vehicle in front of (someone, another vehicle), causing hindrance; to cut off

    transitive
    Hij sneed een andere auto af tijdens het rijden.
    Ze werd afgesneden door een roekeloze bestuurder.

  3. to take a shortcut

    intransitive · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch afsniden. Equivalent to af + snijden.

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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.