plaatsvervangend — meaning in English

English meaning

• secondary adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
• vicarious adjective Experienced indirectly, by imagining or watching what happens to someone else rather than doing it yourself.

Senses

plaatsvervangend is used for these senses in English:

• secondary (geology) Produced by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of the original rock mass.
• vicarious On behalf of others.

secondary — full definition

1. adjective Of lesser importance than something else; not primary.
2. adjective Relating to education for children roughly aged eleven to eighteen, after primary school.

vicarious — full definition

1. adjective Experienced indirectly, by imagining or watching what happens to someone else rather than doing it yourself.
2. adjective Acting or done on behalf of another person, or borne in another's place.
3. adjective In law, describing liability that one party bears for the acts of another, such as an employer for an employee.

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