afsteken

From Middle Dutch afstēken. Equivalent to af +‎ steken.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑfsteːkə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: af‧ste‧ken

afsteken

1. (transitive) to remove by inserting a tool
2. (intransitive) to depart, take off (from the coast)
3. (transitive) to light (e.g. a match, fireworks)
4. (intransitive) to contrast, to stick out
5. (transitive) to pronounce, to announce (out loud)
6. (transitive) to jab off, to knock off with a jabbing or thrusting movement

• steken af

From af +‎ steken.

afsteken (past steek af or stook af, past participle afsteken or afstaken, auxiliary verb hebben)

1. to stab

• dootsteken