afstappen — meaning in English

English meaning

• alight verb To get off a vehicle or dismount from an animal.
• dismount verb To get off something you were riding, such as a horse or bicycle.

Senses

afstappen is used for these senses in English:

• alight Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
• dismount (ambitransitive) To (cause to) get off (something).
• get off (transitive, intransitive) To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus or train; to depart from (a path, highway, etc).

alight — full definition

1. verb To get off a vehicle or dismount from an animal.
2. verb To land after flying, or to come to rest somewhere.
3. adj On fire, or lit up with light.

dismount — full definition

1. verb To get off something you were riding, such as a horse or bicycle.
2. noun The act of getting off something you were riding, or the final move in a gymnastics routine.

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