afvoeren — meaning in English

English meaning

• can verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.

Senses

afvoeren is used for these senses in English:

• abduce (transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body; abduct. [Mid 16th century.]
• can (transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).

can — full definition

1. verb To be able to do something, or to know how to do it.
2. verb Used to say something is allowed or permitted.
3. noun A sealed metal container, especially for food or drink.
4. verb To preserve food by sealing it in an airtight can or jar.
5. verb Informally, to dismiss someone from a job, or to scrap a plan.

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