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verwijderen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  • delete verb To remove or erase something, especially text or digital data.
  • distance noun The amount of space between two points or places.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • expunge verb To erase or strike out.
  • oust verb To force someone out of a position of power or place, often against their will.
  • remove verb To take something away from its place.

Senses

verwijderen is used for these senses in English:

  • delete (transitive) To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. [from 1600s]
  • distance To set oneself at a distance from someone or something else; to move away from someone or something.
  • drop (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
  • expunge (transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.
  • oust (transitive) To expel; to remove.
  • remove (transitive) To move from one place to another, especially to take away.

absent — full definition

  1. adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
  2. adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
  3. verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.

delete — full definition

  1. verb To remove or erase something, especially text or digital data.
  2. noun The key on a keyboard used to erase text or files.

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