overslaan — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

overslaan is used for these senses in English:

• abate Chiefly followed by from, of, etc.: to omit or remove (a part from a whole); to deduct, to subtract. [15th–19th c.]
• skip (transitive) To disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage).

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

skip — full definition

1. verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
2. verb To leave out or not do something you would normally do.
3. verb To not attend something, especially a class or meeting.
4. verb To leave suddenly, often to avoid trouble.
5. noun (UK) A large open container for waste and rubble, often left outside a building site.

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