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aan

Pronunciation: /aːn/

“aan” is a Dutch word. Its 17 meanings in English:

preposition

  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

adverb

  1. on, (of a device) being operative
  2. on, (of clothing) being worn
  3. Denoting growth or restoration.
  4. Denoting connecting, affixing or spatial continuity.
  5. Denoting the beginning of an action or process.

adjective

  1. on (functional, operational)
  2. amazing, lit

Etymology

From Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch ana, from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

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