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afstand — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abandonment noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  • distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
  • measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.

Senses

afstand is used for these senses in English:

  • abandonment (legal) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; relinquishment of right to secure a patent by an inventor; relinquishment of copyright by an author. [Early 19th century.]
  • distance (military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.
  • range (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.

abandonment — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving someone or something behind completely, or the state of having been left that way.
  2. noun In law, the formal giving up of a right, claim, or piece of property.

distance — full definition

  1. noun The amount of space between two points or places.
  2. noun A lack of closeness or warmth between people; emotional separation.
  3. verb To keep oneself apart from someone or something, especially to avoid association with it.

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