Overdragen
Example: Hij besloot zijn verantwoordelijkheden over te dragen aan zijn collega.
Definition
"Overdragen" means to transfer or hand over responsibility, rights, or duties from one person to another, as in the example where someone decides to pass their responsibilities to a colleague.
Etymology
The Dutch verb "overdragen" comes from combining 'over', meaning 'over' or 'across', and 'dragen', meaning 'to carry'. Together, they literally mean 'to carry over' or 'transfer'. Did you know? This reflects the action of physically or figuratively passing something along.
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"Overdragen" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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