No. 4,052 in Dutch

afgezien

"Apart from" or "except for."

In a sentence

Afgezien van het slechte weer, was het een mooie vakantie.
Apart from the bad weather, it was a nice vacation.
Describes exclusion or differentiation based on a condition.
Ik heb afgezien van het maken van een opmerking over zijn fouten.
I refrained from making a comment about his mistakes.
Indicates refraining or deciding against taking a specific action.
We hebben afgezien van verdere discussie na het akkoord.
We refrained from further discussion after the agreement.
Expresses the choice to abstain from continuation or engagement in an activity.

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