afsluiten — meaning in English

English meaning

• close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
• culminate verb (astronomy) For a sun, star or planet, to reach its highest point in the sky.
• island noun A piece of land completely surrounded by water.
• lock noun A device that fastens something shut, opened only with a key, code, or similar means.

Senses

afsluiten is used for these senses in English:

• close (intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.
• culminate (transitive) To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
• island (transitive) To isolate.
• lock (transitive) To fasten with a lock.
• shut down (ergative) To turn off or stop.

close — full definition

1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
2. verb To bring something to an end.
3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

culminate — full definition

1. verb (astronomy) For a sun, star or planet, to reach its highest point in the sky.
2. verb To reach the highest point, either literally or in a more general sense.
3. verb To build up to a final and important result.
4. verb To reach a stage where no further progress can be made.

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