afbuigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• bend verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
• curve noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.

Senses

afbuigen is used for these senses in English:

• bend (transitive) To cause to change direction.
• branch off (idiomatic, intransitive, of a path or route) To diverge into two or more separate paths.
• curve (intransitive) To bend or turn gradually from a given direction.

bend — full definition

1. verb To force something into a curved or angled shape.
2. verb To curve or change direction.
3. verb To lean or stoop the body.
4. verb To adapt rules or facts to suit a purpose.
5. noun A curve, turn, or angle.

curve — full definition

1. noun A smoothly bending line, with no sharp corners.
2. verb To bend gradually rather than at a sharp angle.
3. noun A system of grading students relative to how the whole class performed, rather than against a fixed standard.

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