afleiden — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abstract noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- deduce verb To work out a conclusion through logical reasoning based on known facts or evidence.
- derive verb To get or obtain something from a particular source.
- differentiate verb To recognize, show, or create a difference between things.
- distract verb To pull someone's attention away from what they should be focusing on.
- educe verb To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- elicit verb To draw out a response, reaction, or piece of information from someone, often through careful questioning.
- judge noun A public official who presides over court cases and delivers rulings.
- skew verb To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
Senses
afleiden is used for these senses in English:
- abstract (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
- deduce (transitive) To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- derive (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
- differentiate (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
- distract (transitive) To divert the attention of.
- educe (transitive) To infer or deduce (a result, theory etc.) from existing data or premises. [from 16th c.]
- educe (transitive) To draw out or bring forth from some basic or potential state; to elicit, to develop. [from 17th c.]
- elicit To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason.
abstract — full definition
- noun A short summary of a longer document, especially an academic paper.
- adj Existing as an idea rather than a physical, concrete thing.
- adj Relating to art that uses shapes, colours, and forms rather than realistic depictions.
- verb To take out or separate a general idea or quality from something specific.