afbouwen

Definitions of afbouwen
  1. verb
    make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
    synonyms: afdoen, afhandelen, afwerken, afwikkelen
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    afsluiten, besluiten, beëindigen, eindigen, stoppen, termineren
    bring to an end or halt
  2. verb
    come or bring to a finish or an end
    synonyms: afkrijgen, afmaken, afronden, eindigen, finishen, klaarkrijgen, voleinden, voleindigen, voltooien, volvoeren
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    aftimmeren, opdweilen
    finish a task completely
    aanvullen, bijvullen
    fill out
    doorzoeken, uitvoeren
    pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
    uitvoeren
    put in effect
    presteren, volbrengen
    get (something) done
    ontslaan, wippen
    complete or carry out
    type of:
    afsluiten, besluiten, beëindigen, eindigen, stoppen, termineren
    bring to an end or halt
  3. verb
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    synonyms: afkomen, aflopen, eindigen, gereedkomen, klaarkomen, nokken, ophouden, stoppen, uitgaan, uitscheiden, vervallen, wegvallen
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    aanbreken, aankondigen, beginnen, dagen, komen
    have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
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    overgaan, vergaan
    go out of existence
    verjaren
    end, at least for a long time
    afslaan
    cease operating
    uitgaan
    become extinguished
    schorsen, verdagen
    close at the end of a session
    culmineren
    end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
    opgaan, opraken
    to be spent or finished
    bekronen
    be the culminating event
    doodbloeden, verwateren, verwatering
    end weakly
    expireren, verlopen
    lose validity
  4. verb
    finally be or do something
    synonyms: aanbelanden, aanlanden, belanden, terechtkomen, vallen
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    doen, handelen, optreden, tussenkomen
    perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  5. verb
    bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements
    synonyms: integreren, invullen
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    bijladen, dempen, dichtgooien, opstoppen, opvullen, plempen, toegooien, vullen
    make full, also in a metaphorical sense
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