afkomen

Definitions of afkomen
  1. verb
    pay a brief visit
    synonyms: aangaan, aanlopen, aanwippen, bezoeken, binnenwippen, langsgaan, langskomen, langslopen, opzoeken
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    types:
    binnenvallen
    visit informally and spontaneously
    type of:
    bewegen, bijeenkomen, omgaan, omspringen, optrekken, samenkomen, verenigen, verzamelen
    get together socially or for a specific purpose
  2. verb
    advance or converge on
    synonyms:
    instuiven, thuiskomen
    of trains; move into (a station)
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    avanceren, doorlopen, doormarcheren, voortgaan, voortschrijden, voorttrekken, vooruitgaan
    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  3. verb
    dispose of
    synonyms: kwijtraken, ontdoen, wegdoen
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    types:
    afdanken, afhameren, opruimen
    throw or cast away
    neerkwakken
    throw away as refuse
  4. verb
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    synonyms: afbouwen, aflopen, eindigen, gereedkomen, klaarkomen, nokken, ophouden, stoppen, uitgaan, uitscheiden, vervallen, wegvallen
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    antonyms:
    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
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