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verandering

Definitions of verandering
  1. noun
    the action of changing something
    synonyms: alteratie, wijziging
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    types:
    verhuizing
    the act of changing your residence or place of business
    afslag, reductionisme, simplificatie, vereenvoudiging
    the act of reducing complexity
    versificatie
    the act of changing from imperial units of measurement to metric units: meters, grams, seconds
    zijpad
    act of changing in practice or custom
    belangenspreiding, parallellisatie
    the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
    schakeling, wissel, wisseling
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
    plaatsvervanging, strafvermindering, substitutie, vervanging
    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
    promotie-artikel, promotieartikel, reclameartikel
    act of raising in rank or position
    aanpassing, accommodatie, adaptatie, alteratie, assimilatie, bijstelling, modificatie, mutatie
    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
    beweging, omzetting, stroming, translocatie, transpositie, verplaatsing
    the act of changing location from one place to another
    beweging
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
    conversie
    the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
    eerherstel, rehabilitatie, tevredenheid, vergenoegdheid, voldoening
    act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite
    aansluiting, connectie, schakeling, verbinding
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    plaatsvervanging, prothese, substitutie, vervanging
    the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
    overgang, overschakeling, switch
    the act of passing from one state or place to the next
    aanzet
    the act of starting something
    aansporing, excitatie, stimulatie, stimulering
    the act of arousing
    bereiden, brouwen, keuken, klaarmaken, koken, kookkunst, toebereiden
    the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
    verbetering, verheffing
    the act of improving something
    kauwbeweging
    biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
    ontbladering
    causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
    progressie, voorschot, vooruitgang
    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
    motoriek, voortbewegen
    self-propelled movement
    longe
    the act of moving forward suddenly
    reis
    the act of going from one place to another
    transport, vervoer
    the act of moving something from one location to another
    achtervolging
    the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
    aanloop, inlassing, insertie, invoeging, inworp, tussenvoeging
    the act of putting one thing into another
    Hemelvaart, opkomst, opstijging, verhoging
    the act of changing location in an upward direction
    afdaling
    the act of changing your location in a downward direction
    schommel, slinger, slingerbeweging, slingering, zwaai, zwiep, zwier
    changing location by moving back and forth
    beek, stroming, stroom
    the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
    speed
    changing location rapidly
    transplantatie
    the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
    overgaan
    the act of moving from one place to another
    watje
    an abrupt spasmodic movement
    eindschot, eindsprint, eindspurt
    a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
    kniebuiging
    supporting yourself on your knees
    stampen
    abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
    prosternatie
    the act of assuming a prostrate position
    aswenteling, omwenteling, rotatie, slag, toer
    the act of rotating as if on an axis
    sluiting
    the act of closing something
    kraakactie, kraakpand
    the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
    slinger, zwaai, zwiep, zwier
    a movement in an arc
    afdraaien, afkeren, afwenden
    the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
    competitieladder, competitiestand
    the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
    overspannenheid, overspanning, spreidstand
    the act of sitting or standing astride
    slag
    a single complete movement
    gekrioel, gewriemel
    the act of wiggling
    koersverandering, koerswijziging
    a change in the direction that you are moving
    aanwas, accres, increment, schaalvergroting, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
    the act of increasing something
    breekgeld
    the act of breaking something
    eruptie, uitbarsting, vuurstoot
    the act of exploding or bursting
    verbranding
    the act of burning something
    samenstelling
    the act of combining things to form a new whole
    scheiding
    the act of dividing or disconnecting
    transformatie
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    aanplant, bebossing, beplanting, bosaanplant
    the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest (originally for the purpose of hunting)
    plamuurwerk
    the act of filling something
    averij, schade, vreterij
    the act of damaging something or someone
    vervorming
    the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)
    involutie, machtsverheffing
    the action of enfolding something
    bluts, buts, deuk
    the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
    verbreding, verwijding
    the act of making something wider
    euritmie
    the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding
    drukte, gehaast, gejakker, haast, spoed
    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    manoeuvre, speelwijze
    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
    arbeidsverdeling, specialisatie
    the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
    bevrediging, satisfactie
    the act or an instance of satisfying
    migratie, trek, volksverhuizing
    the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
    transmutatie, transsubstantiatie, verzelfstandiging
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
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    actie, handeling, rechtshandeling, verrichting
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  2. noun
    successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
  3. noun
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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    types:
    acceleratievermogen, versnelling
    an increase in rate of change
    vertraging
    a decrease in rate of change
    geboorte
    the event of being born
    golfbeweging, ondulatie, slag, undulatie
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
    dood, doodsoorzaak, heengaan, overlijden, sterfgeval, verscheiden
    the event of dying or departure from life
    terugloop
    a change downward
    aanwas, accres, increment, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
    a change resulting in an increase
    deformatie, vormverandering
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
    omzetting, transformatie, transmutatie
    a qualitative change
    flonkering, fonkeling, glinstering, knip, knipbrood, schittering, trekje, twinkeling
    a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
    kentering, omlooptijd, ommekeer, ommezwaai, omslag, omwenteling, revolutie
    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
    mutatie
    (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
    donder, donderslag
    a shocking surprise
    deuk, klap, knak, knauw, schok, slag
    an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
    inkrimping, krimp
    process or result of becoming less or smaller
    martelaarschap, marteldood
    death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
    koersverlies
    euphemistic expressions for death
    aberratie, abnormaliteit, afwijking, anomalie, deviatie, ecart
    a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
    breuk, doorbraak
    the occurrence of breaking
    kentering, ommekeer, ommezwaai, omslag, revolutie
    an unforeseen development
    fenomeen
    a remarkable development
    complicatie, verwikkeling
    a development that complicates a situation
    kreeftegang, kreeftengang
    passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
    verstevigen
    becoming stronger
    deformatie, vertekening, vervorming, vormverandering
    a change for the worse
    ladder
    a row of unravelled stitches
    transpositie
    an event in which one thing is substituted for another
    conjunctuur, conjunctuurbeweging, conjunctuurgolf
    recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
    appelflauwte, flauwte
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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