No. 6,929 in Dutch
afgaan
"Afgaan" means "to go off," "to fail," or "to be embarrassed," depending on context.
In a sentence
De wekker gaat elke ochtend om zes uur af.
The alarm clock goes off every morning at six o'clock.
Here, 'afgaan' is used to describe the action of an alarm or signal sounding.
De acteur ging af na een slechte uitvoering.
The actor was embarrassed after a poor performance.
In this sentence, 'afgaan' indicates experiencing embarrassment or failure in a task.
Tijdens de wedstrijd ging de voetballer vol op de bal af.
During the match, the footballer went fully after the ball.
Here, 'afgaan' means to go or move towards something, in this case, the ball.
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