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aan

“aan” is a Dutch word. Its 18 meanings in English:

  1. on (positioned at the outer surface of; attached to)
  2. at, on (near; adjacent to; alongside; just off)
  3. to, indicates the target or recipient of an action
  4. from, of, because of, as a result of
  5. about (concerning)
  6. up to, indicates responsibility
  7. at (having reached)
  8. using, abusing, currently occupied with
  9. at, for, denotes a price
  10. in, into, followed by an inflected numeral to indicate that something has been split into so many pieces
  11. on, (of a device) being operative
  12. on, (of clothing) being worn
  13. in compounds with verbs:
  14. Denoting growth or restoration.
  15. Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity.
  16. Denoting the beginning of an action or process.
  17. on (functional, operational)
  18. amazing, lit
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