Afrikaans–English dictionary

English translation of the Afrikaans word aan

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AfrikaansEnglish (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(na; na … toe; toe; vir);
🔗 Daarna skryf jy nooit weer aan hom nie.
(by);
next to
;
🔗 Die twee meisies, wat om en by 16 jaar oud is, is leerlinge aan die Hoërskool Edgemead in Kaapstad.
(van; vir); ;
🔗 Sy ly ook aan posttraumatiese stres.
be working
morti de
(voortsit)
🔗 Sy moet net aangaan met die medikasie wat sy reeds gebruik en sy mag onder geen omstandighede ontstel word nie.
;
(aanbelang; betref)
hold the line
; ; ;
🔗 Die verdagtes moet so gou moontlik aangekeer en suksesvol vervolg word.
(bekendmaak); ;
notify
🔗 „Die koffie is klaar!” kondig hulle luidkeels aan.
🔗 Die twee ander meisies het na vore gekom nadat die 12‐jarige die saak aangemeld het, het Makhubela gesê.
;
hearten
;
🔗 Beide ouers het hulle kinders aangemoedig om te lees.
🔗 Aalwyne word gereeld as natuurlike omheining vir statte en krale aangeplant.
assail
;
🔗 Die pastoor is verlede week in hegtenis geneem nadat hy glo die 12‐jarige verkrag en twee ander meisies (13 en 15 jaar oud) onsedelik aangerand het.
bring by vehicle
🔗 Ons sukkel met die munisipale water en ons water word aangery.
(aansit)
switch on
🔗 Sy het die hooflig aangeskakel en sien toe die slang.
🔗 In 1973 het die land saam met die Bondsrepubliek Duitsland by die Verenigde Nasies aangesluit.
🔗 Op 3 Oktober 1990 het die Duitse Demokratiese Republiek formeel by die Bondsrepubliek Duitsland aangesluit.
get stronger
;
recuperate
🔗 Die 74‐jarige monarg sterk in ’n hospitaal in Madrid aan.
;
register
🔗 Die polisie het 14 voorvalle van verkragting aangeteken, wat een minder as die vorige feeseisoen se syfer is.
(bewys)
(vind)
🔗 Die dogter van die Zimbabwiese minister van hoër onderwys, professor Jonathan Moyo, is dood in haar woonstel in Kaapstad aangetref.
plea
; ;
🔗 Lhermite se prokureurs het aangevoer hul kliënt, wat gereëld ’n psigiater gesien het, is geestelik versteurd en moet nie na ’n tronk toe gestuur word nie.

AfrikaansEnglish
aan along; at; from; in; near; next to; of; on; over; to; unto; upon
aan boord gaan board; embark; emplane; join a ship; take ship
aan brand afire; on fire
aan brand steek set fire to; set alight
aan die gang afloat; afoot; agoing; going; on; on the go; proceeding; showing; in gear; on the jump; going on; under way
aan die lykant under the lee
aan die werk wees be at work; be busy
aan tafel at table; at meals
aan wal ashore; on shore; on land
daar is niks aan nie it is quite easy; that is nothing
daar is niks van aan nie there is not a word of truth in it
daar kan jy op aan you can depend on it
dit is weer aan tussen hulle they have made it up again
dit kom daar nie op aan nie it does not matter
dit lê aan it depends upon
ek wil weet waar ek aan of af is I want to know where I stand; I want to know whether the deal is off or on
hoog aan wees be intoxicated
kop aan kop neck and neck; head‐on
met skoene aan booted; in one’s shoes
sterf aan die of
waar ’n mens aan of af is on what one can depend
aan‐aan touch; game of touch
aanbied bid; offer; present; proffer; propose; propound; tender; volunteer; render
aanbind bind; fasten; moor; tie
aanblaas blow; fan; rouse; kindling
aanblik aspect; glance at; look; sight; view; face; glance; spectacle
aanboer farm progressively
aanbou additionals; annex; construction; build on; culture; add by building
aandien announce; usher in; usher
aandik emphasize; make thicker; stress; underline
aandribbel toddle along; dribble along
aandring enforce; importune; press on; push; urge; press
aandruk hurry; hurry on; press; whip up
aandui adumbrate; betoken; betray; denominate; denote; describe; designate; express; hint; indicate; intimate; mark; point out; qualify; be significative of; signify
aandurf affront; be game for; dare; have the courage to undertake
aanfrons frown at; scowl at
aangaan begin; call; carry on; concern; conclude; continue; enter; get along; go ahead; happen; make; proceed; tease; enter into; lay; make for; regard; touch
aangaap gape at; gaze; stare at; stare
aangluur ogle; peer at; leer at
aangly slip on; glide on
aangolf come rolling along; come surging along
aangolwe come rolling along; come surging along
aangons come buzzing along
aangooi level; fling along; cast against; cast to
aangord buckle to; gird; gird on
aangryns grin at; grimace at; stare in the face
aangryp assail; attack; grip; embrace; impassion; seize upon; thrill; seize; catch hold of; stir
aanhaak fasten; hitch; hook; hook on to; inspan; limber; hook on; hitch on
aanhaal adduce; cajole; caress; cite; draw in; fondle; instance; mother; quote; tauten; tone up; draw tighter; tighten; produce
aanhang adhere; adherence; append; appurtenance; attach; clique; dependency; follow; followers; following; party; tail; train; adherents; hang on to; adhere to
aanhardloop run along; run faster
aanhark rake along; rake up
aanhê have on; wear
aanhef begin; beginning; exordium; tune; intonate; intonation; intone; open lines; preamble; raise; opening words; set up; strike up
aanhelp assist; expedite; further; push; help on with
aanhink hobble along; limp along
aanhits abet; bait; blood; set by the ears; egg on; heat; inflame; foment; halloo; incite; instigate; kindle; provoke; set; set on; stir up; work up; stimulate
aanhol come running along
aanhoor listen to
aanhou arrest; bear; hold the line; keep; challenge; continue; endure; persevere; stick; last; sustain; hold; hold on; hold up; insist; keep it up; persist; place under arrest; keep on
aanhuppel skip along; hop along
aanhyg come on panting
aanja bustle; rush; supercharge; hurry; urge; drive; drive on; hasten; hustle; hurry on; boost
aanjaag boost; hasten; hurry; hurry on; rush; supercharge; bustle; drive; drive on; hustle; urge
aanjae bustle; drive; drive on; hasten; hurry; hurry on; hustle; rush; supercharge; urge; boost
aanjokker jog along
aankalk fur; charge
aankeer round up; drive on; gather; divert
aankla accuse; arraign; charge; denounce; denunciate; delate; impeach; indict; inform against; report; prefer a charge
aanklaag accuse; arraign; charge; delate; denounce; denunciate; impeach; indict; inform against; prefer a charge; report
aanklae accuse; arraign; charge; delate; denounce; denunciate; impeach; indict; inform against; prefer a charge; report
aanklam casing; condition; moisten; become damp; intoxicate; make tipsy
aanklap switch on; hurry up; increase
aanklee attire; dress; garment; robe; clothe; array
aankleed array; attire; clothe; dress; garment; robe
aanklewe adhere; adhere to; be attached to; cling to; inhere; stick to
aanklink clinch; rivet; touch
aanklop knock; beat; appeal
aanklots beat; dash
aanknip switch on; click on
aanknoop enter; enter into; fasten; tie on to; begin
aankondig adumbrate; advertise; announce; annunciate; bill; denounce; denunciate; declare; omen; inform; review; usher; foreshadow; gazette; harbinger; herald; knell; notice; notify; portend; presage; previse; proclaim; publish; signal; compère
aankoppel leash; couple
aankors form a crust; encrust
aankrui bring on; struggle along; saunter along
aankruie bring on; saunter along; struggle along
aankruip nuzzle; crawl along
aankry get on; get to burn
aankuier saunter along; continue to visit
aankweek cultivate; culture; nurture; foment; foster; grow; nourish; rear; raise
aankyk face; look at
aanlaat leave on; leave burning
aanlag favour; smile on
aanlap sew on; patch on; impose on
aanlas attach; exaggerate; join; dovetail
aanlêer fitter; instigator; plaintiff
aanlees read further; continue reading
aanlei induce; lead to; cause
aanleng dilute; weaken; become longer
aanleun lean against
aanlok allure; appeal; attract; charm; decoy; entice; inveigle; invite; lure; lure on
aanluister listen to
aanlym cement; glue; glue on; impose on
aanmaak dress; fabrication; temper; lay; manufacture; make up; making; mix; prepare
aanmaan admonish; exhort; warn; dun
aanmars advance; approach
aanmarsjeer march on; march faster; advance
aanmeet measure onto
aanmeld announce; annunciate; report
aanmelde announce; annunciate; report
aanmerk comment; note; observe; remark; find fault with; consider
aanmoedig animate; encourage; cheer on; countenance; elate; embolden; favour; promote; fortify; sustain; foment; hearten; nourish; put a premium on; support; support morally; lead on; tempt
aanmonster enlist; enrol; ship
aanmunt coin; mint; monetize
aannaai sew on
aanneem accept; admit; adopt; affiliate; agree to; assume; close; confirm; contract for; engage; espouse; gather; grant; pass; presume; presuppose; receive; suppose; take; take up; take in; take on; carry; embrace; take as read
aanpak attack; attempt; buckle to; deal; embark; embark upon; encrust; engage; fall to; fur; launch; tackle; undertake; grapple; take in hands; handle; lead; put in hand; seize; tackling; take; take up; try; turn one’s hand to; turn to; take hold of; take in hand; form a crust; adhere to; set about
aanpas accommodate; adapt; attemper; fit; fit on; match; try on; acclimatize; adjust
aanpeil home; start home
aanpiekel plod along; toil along; carry with difficulty; move laboriously; struggle on
aanpiets whip up
aanplak bill; stick; post; screen; placard; post up
aanplant cultivate; establish; planting; plantation; plant
aanpleister continue plastering; stick against; plaster to
aanploeg continue ploughing; add by ploughing
aanpluk slip on; put on quickly
aanpomp nudge; pump further
aanpor actuate; arouse; egg on; incite; instigate; press; prod; rouse; stir; urge; stir up
aanpos send forward by post
aanpreek recommend; palm off; continue preaching
aanpresenteer volunteer; offer; proffer
aanprikkel goad; stimulate; goad on
aanprys boom; commend; recommend; cry; extol; eulogize; puff
aanpunt sharpen; nib; point
aanrand assail; attack; invade; outrage; do violence to; assault; impugn
aanreik hand; reach; pass; hand on
aanren run along
aanrig do; cause; commit; prepare
aanroei row along; row on; row faster; keep on rowing; row against
aanroer hint at; mention; notice; touch; touch on; touch upon; allude to; stir up; whip up; hasten
aanrol roll along; roll towards
aanruis approach with a rustling sound
aanry drive on; van; drive faster; ride faster; move on; ride on; bring by vehicle; touch in at; baste; lace up; string; tack
aanrye string; lace up; baste; tack
aansaag begin sawing; continue sawing; saw more quickly
aansê announce; denounce; denunciate; inform; give notice; notice; notify; order; call upon; call
aanseil keep on sailing; sail faster; sail towards; make for
aansend forward; dispatch
aanset actuate; arrive; incite; instigate; set; start; strop; switch on; whet
aansien appearance; complexion; consideration; credit; distinction; face; esteem; reputation; respect; tolerate; honour; note; prestige; repute; respectability; look at; hold; regard; put up with
aansjor tighten
aansjou haul along; drag along
aanskaf buy; secure; lay on; obtain; procure; acquire
aanskakel flick on; start; switch on; connect
aanskel ring
aanskerp sharpen; intensify
aanskiet slip on; tumble into; throw on; approach quickly
aanskoffel hoe on; dance on
aanskommel waddle along
aanskou behold; contemplate; eye; view; see; look at
aanskraap sue; summon
aanskroef screw on
aanskroewe screw on
aanskry stride on
aanskryf notify; send a letter of demand; keep on writing; escribe; sue
aanskrywe escribe; notify; sue; keep on writing
aanskuif push on; shove on; push on nearer; shove on nearer; draw up
aanskuiwe draw up; push on; push on nearer; shove on; shove on nearer
aansleep draw along; drag along
aanslenter saunter along
aansleur drag along; make little progress
aanslik accrete; silt; silt up
aanslinger reel; reel along; hurl at; fling forward
aanslof shuffle along
aansluip approach stealthily
aansluit join; connect; make contact; embrace; enlist; enrol; join onto; join up; sign on; follow
aanslyk accrete; silt; silt up
aanslyp sharpen; grind; whet
aansmee forge on; forge together
aansmeer apply; foist; fob; roughcast; grease; palm off
aansmyt throw against; fling against; put on very quickly
aansnel come rushing along; come racing along
aansnoer lace more tightly
aansnor come whizzing along
aansnou snarl at
aansoldeer solder on
aanspeld pin on
aanspelde pin on
aanspoed hasten along
aanspoel drift; wash ashore; cast ashore; be washed up
aanspoor arouse; chuck; egg on; encourage; excite; exhort; spur; stimulate; wing; goad; impel; incite; instigate; press; prick; prompt; quicken; rouse; tickle up; urge; spur on; urge on; goad on
aanspreek accost; address; apostrophize; call on; sue; speak to; touch; ply; crack
aanspring come leaping along
aanspyker nail on
aanstaar stare; gaze; gaze at; goggle; stare at; goggle at
aanstap walk on; walk briskly
aansteek attaint; broach; fire; infect; kindle; ignite; light; taint; strike; set fire to; pin on; put on
aanstel appoint; assign; commision; constitute; employ; flaunt; instate; institute; place; put in
aansterf inherit
aansterk recover; recuperate; get stronger
aanstewen come sailing on; bear down upon
aanstik stitch on
aanstip hint at; jot; jot down; tick off; touch on
aanstippel indicate by dots
aanstommel approach stumbling
aanstook fan; inflame; kindle; egg on; foment; sow
aanstoom come steaming along; get up more steam
aanstorm rush upon
aanstreef struggle along; struggle forward
aanstreep tick; underline; mark; come straggling along
aanstrewe struggle along; struggle forward
aanstrik fasten with a knot
aanstrompel come hobbling along; come stumbling along
aanstroom flow downstream
aanstruikel stumble along
aanstryk paint; sweep along; varnish; continue walking; walk on; brush on; float; strike; iron quickly
aanstuur direct; forward; redirect; send on; set; pass on; aim at; strive at
aansuig suck on
aansuis rustle along; buzz on
aansuiwer clear; settle; supplement; pay off; make up
aansukkel crawl; creep; trudge; peg away; rub along; scratch along; shuffle along; struggle along; trudge along; make shift; creep along
aansweef come floating along; come gliding along
aansweep incite; egg on; whip up
aanswel increase; surge; swell; rise
aanswem swim on
aanswerm approach in a swarm; approach in large numbers
aanswewe come floating along; come gliding along
aanswoeg struggle along; continue struggling
aanteel breed; increase; breeding; offspring
aanteken annotate; chalk; enter; notch; jot; jot down; log; mark; mark down; note; note down; record; register; score up; sign on; make a note of; itemize; score
aantik rap at; tap at; continue ticking; clink
aantimmer nail on; continue hammering; hammer faster
aantjank come howling along; howl at
aantjokker jog along
aantoon demonstrate; evince; indicate; show
aantou come straggling along; come along in a queue
aantref fall on; find; meet; light on; come upon; stumble across; fall in with; come across
aantrek apparel; appeal; attract; put on; don; draw; dress; dress up; dressing; endue; garment; rig; garb; gear; magnetize; robe; tog; array; draw tighter; brace; tone up; march upon; stiffen; harden; take to heart; feel hurt; trek on; continue trekking
aantrippel trip along; continue ambling
aantrou become related by marriage; acquire by marriage
aantuimel tumble along
aantuur stare at; gaze at
aanvee continue sweeping
aanveeg continue sweeping
aanvertrou entrust to
aanvlieë fly at; rush upon; approach; jump down one’s throat
aanvlieg approach
aanvloei flow along
aanvlug approach
aanvly nestle against
aanvoel feel; touch; be attuned to; sense
aanvoer adduce; allege; array; bring; bring forward; captain; command; conduct; contend; produce; head; instance; lead; lead to battle; marshal; remonstrate; represent; supply; convey; advance; put forward; raise; state
aanvoor begin; break ground; break new ground; tap; commence; take preliminary steps in
aanvra apply; apply for; request; solicit; take out; demand; requisition
aanvryf impute; rub; smear on; accuse of
aanvrywe accuse of; impute; rub; smear on
aanvul complement; complete; eke; eke out; justify; fill up; recruit; replenish; make good; make up; round out; supplement; supply
aanvuur brisk up; encourage; flush; fire; inflame; inspire; stimulate; impassion; incite; spirit; wake
aanwaai be blown towards; arrive; waft
aanwaggel come staggering along
aanwakker animate; brisk; brisk up; encourage; energize; fan; fire; inflame; foment; freshen; increase; nourish; quicken; spirit; wake
aanwandel walk quickly
aanwas accretion; accruals; aggradition; alluvion; increment; growth; grow; increase; deposit; accrual
aanwen accustom; contract; habituate; accustom oneself; reclaim
aanwend adapt; adopt; apply; convert; employ; exercise; exert; harness; use; utilize; appropriate
aanwerf crimp; engage; enlist; enrol; recruit; impress
aanwerk continue working; sew on
aanwerwe recruit; enlist; enrol; crimp; impress; engage
aanwikkel hurry along; come along; come staggering along; bestir oneself
aanwip hop along; call in
aanworstel struggle forward
aanyl hurry along
daaraan to it; thereto
naasaan next door; next
onderaan below; beneath; at the foot