English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "afstaan" is om iets vrywillig prys te gee of iets te laat gaan, gewoonlik 'n besitting, verantwoordelikheid of aanspraak. Dit kan ook verwys na die oorgee of afstand doen van 'n posisie, voorreg of reg. Die woord impliseer 'n bewuste besluit om iets vry te laat of te verloën, dikwels met die verstandhouding dat daar gevolge of opofferings betrokke kan wees.

Synonyms

  1. let go
  2. let go of
  3. release

Sentence Examples

  1. The barber, however, was not so ready to relinquish the prize he had made in the pack-saddle on the contrary, he raised such an outcry that everyone in the inn came running to know what the noise and quarrel meant.
  2. His screams lasted as long as his stubborn refusal to relinquish his weapon.
  3. It had been tough to give up the BJs when the split happened, but relinquish it I did.
  4. If there are any to whom it is no interruption to acquire these things, and who know how to use them when acquired, I relinquish to them the pursuit.
  5. The link to him was too strong now, and he did not want to relinquish his mental grip.
  6. Both were left trembling, neither willing to relinquish the other until the shattered pieces of their minds and bodies had come together again.
  7. He shifted to move and return to Astrid, but Kallan tightened her grip, refusing to relinquish his hand.
  8. They jerked at it, stout and furious, but the color sergeant was dead, and the corpse would not relinquish its trust.