terugnemen — meaning in English

English meaning

• abandon verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
• recede verb To move gradually back or away from a previous position.
• retake verb To take an exam, photo, or scene again.
• withdraw verb To take money out of a bank account.

Senses

terugnemen is used for these senses in English:

• abandon (transitive) To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. [First attested in the late 15th century.]
• recede To take back.
• retake To take something back.
• withdraw To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.

abandon — full definition

1. verb To leave someone or something behind for good, especially when you have a duty to stay.
2. verb To give up an activity, plan, or belief completely.
3. noun Total freedom from restraint or inhibition, especially in the phrase "with abandon".

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