afleggen

From Middle Dutch afleggen, aveleggen, from Proto-Germanic *abalagjaną. Equivalent to af +‎ leggen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑflɛɣə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧leg‧gen

afleggen

1. (transitive) to cover (e.g. a distance)

   Zonnevliegtuig legt recordafstand af.

   Solar-powered aircraft covers a record distance.

2. (intransitive, with het as the object) to perish, to die
3. (intransitive, with het as the object) to be defeated
4. (transitive) to prepare a deceased person for the funeral

• Afrikaans: aflê
• Negerhollands: lee af
• → Papiamentu: lèg

• leggen af

af- +‎ leggen.

• IPA^(key): /afˈleɡːən/

afleggen

1. to put down
2. to lay down
3. to give up