No. 396 in Dutch
sluiten
To close.
In a sentence
Ik sluit de deur omdat het tocht.
I close the door because it's drafty.
Here, 'sluiten' is used to indicate the action of closing something, like a door, implying a physical action of making something closed.
De winkel sluit om acht uur.
The store closes at eight o'clock.
In this case, 'sluiten' refers to the action of ceasing operations or being no longer open, such as in the context of a shop's daily schedule.
Hij besloot om vrede te sluiten.
He decided to make peace.
Here, 'sluiten' is used metaphorically to signify the action of 'making' or 'agreeing' to peace, highlighting its flexible usage in abstract contexts.
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