No. 7,832 in Dutch
doorgepakt
"Doorgepakt" means "acted decisively" or "followed through."
In a sentence
Na het ontvangen van de feedback hebben we meteen doorgepakt en de wijzigingen aangebracht.
After receiving the feedback, we immediately followed through and made the changes.
In this sentence, 'doorgepakt' denotes taking action or following through on a given task or feedback.
De voorzitter heeft tijdens de vergadering snel doorgepakt toen de discussie vastliep.
The chairperson quickly took decisive action during the meeting when the discussion got stuck.
Here, 'doorgepakt' is used to imply decisive action taken to resolve a situation.
Na het succesvol afronden van het project heeft het team op die strategie doorgepakt voor nieuwe uitdagingen.
After successfully completing the project, the team continued to apply that strategy to new challenges.
In this context, 'doorgepakt' means continuing to work or proceed in a certain manner based on prior success.
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