No. 679 in Dutch
los
"Loose" or "free."
In a sentence
De hond is los en rent door het park.
The dog is loose and is running through the park.
Here, 'los' describes the state of the dog being free or not restrained.
Hij heeft het touw losgemaakt.
He has loosened the rope.
Here, 'los' is part of the verb 'losmaken,' indicating the action of loosening or untying.
Het probleem staat los van de situatie.
The problem is independent of the situation.
Here, 'los' conveys the sense of something being separate or not connected to something else.
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