vervallen

Definitions of vervallen
  1. verb
    fall into decay or ruin
    synonyms: verkrotten
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    ontaarden, verergeren, verworden, verzieken
    become worse or disintegrate
    doorroesten, doorvreten, etsen, oxyderen, roesten, vastroesten, verroesten
    become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
    verweren
    change under the action or influence of the weather
    eroderen, slijten
    become ground down or deteriorate
    afhangen, bezwijmen, flauwvallen, ineenzakken, verdorren
    become limp
    breken, slijten, sneuvelen, uitlopen
    go to pieces
    doorvreten
    wear away or erode
    afdragen, aflopen, afslijten, opdragen, slijten, uitlopen, verslijten
    deteriorate through use or stress
    rafelen, uitrafelen
    wear away by rubbing
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    gaan, kenteren, keren, lopen, marcheren, veranderen, verlopen
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    go back to bad behavior
    synonyms: geraken, raken, recidiveren, terugvallen
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    dateren, keren, omdraaien, omkeren, omzetten, terugkomen
    go back to a previous state
  3. verb
    have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
    synonyms: afbouwen, afkomen, aflopen, eindigen, gereedkomen, klaarkomen, nokken, ophouden, stoppen, uitgaan, uitscheiden, 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
    be contingent on
    synonyms: aankomen, afhangen, liggen, neerkomen
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    berusten, steunen, stoelen
    be based on; of theories and claims, for example
  5. verb
    find unexpectedly
    synonyms: aanlopen, aantreffen, opdiepen, opduikelen, opduiken, stuiten, tegenkomen, toevallen
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    herkrijgen, vinden
    come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
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