omlopen — meaning in English

English meaning

• detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
• orbit noun The curved path an object follows as it travels around another body due to gravity, such as a planet around the sun.

Senses

omlopen is used for these senses in English:

• detour (intransitive) To make a detour.
• orbit (astronomy, transitive) To circle or revolve around another object or position.

detour — full definition

1. noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
2. verb To take, or send someone on, an indirect route.

orbit — full definition

1. noun The curved path an object follows as it travels around another body due to gravity, such as a planet around the sun.
2. noun A sphere of influence, activity, or interest that surrounds someone or something.
3. verb To move in a circular or curved path around something.

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