vergaan

Definitions of vergaan
  1. verb
    go out of existence
    synonyms: overgaan
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    afbouwen, afkomen, aflopen, eindigen, gereedkomen, klaarkomen, nokken, ophouden, stoppen, uitgaan, uitscheiden, vervallen, wegvallen
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
  2. verb
    break down, literally or metaphorically
    synonyms: bezwijken, meegeven, schranken, uitzakken, verteren, verzakken
    abandonneren, afschaffen, loslaten, opgeven, prijsgeven, supprimeren, verlaten
    stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
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    imploderen
    burst inward
    afglijden, beklinken, inklinken, schranken, uitzakken, verzakken
    fall or sink heavily
    type of:
    gaan, kenteren, keren, lopen, marcheren, veranderen, verlopen
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  3. verb
    sink below the surface
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    afzakken, kelderen, neergaan, ondergaan, zakken, zinken
    go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"
  4. verb
    feel pain or be in pain
    synonyms: opvreten
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    hebben, lijden, moeten
    suffer from; be ill with
    hongeren
    be hungry; go without food
    type of:
    bevinden, steken, uitmaken, verkeren, vormen, zijn, zitten
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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