heengaan

Definitions of heengaan
  1. noun
    the event of dying or departure from life
    synonyms: dood, doodsoorzaak, overlijden, sterfgeval, verscheiden
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    antonyms:
    geboorte
    the event of being born
    types:
    martelaarschap, marteldood
    death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
    koersverlies
    euphemistic expressions for death
    type of:
    afwisseling, alteratie, alternantie, alternatie, alternering, keer, variatie, variëteit, verandering, wending
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  2. verb
    go away from a place
    synonyms: afnokken, aftaaien, begeven, gaan, moven, nokken, opbreken, opdonderen, opduvelen, opflikkeren, ophoepelen, opkramen, opkrassen, oplazeren, opmieteren, oprotten, oprukken, opsodemieteren, opstappen, optrekken, vertrekken, verwijderen, weggaan, wegwezen
    uitgaan, uitvoegen
    move out of or depart from
    verlaten
    remove oneself from an association with or participation in
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    antonyms:
    aanbelanden, aankomen, aanlanden, arriveren, belanden, komen, terechtkomen, vallen
    reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
    kunnen, mogen
    reach and board
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    uitgaan, uitlopen
    leave the house to go somewhere
    weglopen
    leave abruptly, often in protest or anger
    heenrennen, weghollen, wegrennen, wegstormen
    leave suddenly and as if in a hurry
    beiden, dralen, dreutelen, lijmen, lijntrekken, neutelen, talmen, teuten, treuzelen, tutten
    leave slowly and hesitantly
    afreizen, aftrekken
    leave
    heentrekken, uitkrijgen, uittrekken, wegtrekken
    move out or away
    heenrennen, weghollen, wegrennen, wegstormen
    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
    wegfrommelen, wegsluipen
    leave furtively and stealthily
    ontruimen
    leave behind empty; move out of
    opstijgen
    depart from the ground
    ontvlieden, ontvluchten, spankeren, vlieden, vluchten, weglopen, wegvluchten
    run away quickly
  3. verb
    pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    synonyms: creperen, doodblijven, doodgaan, doodvallen, expireren, inslapen, insluimeren, kapotgaan, ontslapen, overlijden, peigeren, sterven, teloorgaan, tenietgaan, verrekken, verscheiden, versmachten
    afslaan, falen, stranden, uitfloepen, weigeren
    stop operating or functioning
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    verrekken
    be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
    doodhongeren, verhongeren
    die of food deprivation
    type of:
    overgaan
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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