English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

doorgeven — meaning in English

Dutch → English · translate English → Dutch instead

English meaning

  • bequeath verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  • relay verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.
  • ship noun A large vessel built to carry people or cargo across water.
  • transmit verb To send or pass something from one person, place, or thing to another.

Senses

doorgeven is used for these senses in English:

  • bequeath To hand down; to transmit.
  • hand down To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
  • pass down (transitive) To hand over, pass through or transfer to a lower level, next generation, etc.
  • pass on (transitive) To convey or communicate.
  • ship (ditransitive, colloquial) To pass (from one person to another).

bequeath — full definition

  1. verb To leave property or money to someone through a will.
  2. verb To pass something down, such as a tradition, idea, or quality.

relay — full definition

  1. verb To pass on information received from one person or source to another.
  2. noun A race or competition in which team members take turns completing part of the course.
  3. noun (electronics) A switch operated by an electric current, used to control a larger circuit.

Related Dutch words