aanhalen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch aenhalen. Equivalent to aan + halen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːnɦaːlə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: aan‧ha‧len
Verb
aanhalen
- (transitive) To bring closer physically, notably:
- (transitive, figuratively) To bring closer emotionally, notably:
- (transitive) to quote
- (transitive) to invoke (an argument)
- (transitive) to seize, not necessarily followed by confiscation
- (transitive) to mark as with a dot
- (transitive) to underline
- (transitive, law, now chiefly Belgium) to (temporarily) confiscate, to hold
- Synonyms: aanhouden, confisqueren
Inflection
Synonyms
- (fetch): aanslepen, aansleuren, binnenbrengen, brengen
- (tighten): aansnoeren
- (magnify): vergroten
- (quote): citeren
- (seize): aanslaan
- (invoke): inroepen
- (mark): aanstippen, aanstrepen, aanvinken
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