aanhalen

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch aenhalen. Equivalent to aan +‎ halen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaːnɦaːlə(n)/ Hyphenation: aan‧ha‧len === Verb === aanhalen (transitive) to bring closer physically, notably: to fetch, carry Synonyms: aanslepen, aansleuren, binnenbrengen, brengen to tighten Synonym: aansnoeren to pull or haul in to magnify Synonym: vergroten (transitive, figuratively) to bring closer emotionally, notably: to tighten bonds to bring onto oneself (transitive) to quote Synonym: citeren (transitive) to invoke (an argument) Synonym: inroepen (transitive) to seize, not necessarily followed by confiscation Synonym: aanslaan (transitive) to mark, as with a dot Synonyms: aanstippen, aanstrepen, aanvinken (transitive) to underline (transitive, law, now chiefly Belgium) to (temporarily) confiscate, to hold Synonyms: aanhouden, confisqueren ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: aanhaal === Anagrams === halen aan