aanleggen — meaning in English

English meaning

• apply verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
• berth noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
• moor noun A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.

Senses

aanleggen is used for these senses in English:

• apply (transitive) To lay or place; to put (one thing to another)
• berth (nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).
• moor (intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.

apply — full definition

1. verb To formally request something, such as a job or place at a school.
2. verb To put something into use for a particular purpose.
3. verb To be relevant or have an effect on a particular case.

berth — full definition

1. noun A space where a ship can dock, moor, or anchor safely.
2. noun A fixed sleeping bunk on a ship, train, or other vehicle.
3. noun A job, position, or spot secured in something, such as a tournament.
4. verb To bring a ship into a berth, or to dock.

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