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Ablauf — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • discharge verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  • ending noun The final part of a story, event, or period of time.
  • expiry noun The end of a period of validity; the point when something expires.
  • sinkhole noun A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves underlying rock, causing the surface to collapse.

Senses

Ablauf is used for these senses in English:

  • discharge (hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m3/s (cubic meters per second).
  • discharge The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
  • ending A termination or conclusion.
  • expiry (British, NZ, AU) End; termination; expiration.
  • sinkhole A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.

discharge — full definition

  1. verb To officially release someone from a hospital, job, the armed forces, or legal custody.
  2. verb To fire a weapon, or to release something suddenly, such as a liquid, gas, or electrical charge.
  3. verb To fulfil or pay off a duty, debt, or obligation.
  4. noun The act of releasing someone or something, such as a patient, employee, or soldier.
  5. noun A substance released from the body or another source, such as pus or waste.

ending — full definition

  1. noun The final part of a story, event, or period of time.
  2. noun A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its grammatical form, such as "-s" or "-ed".

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