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DNF

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. Initialism of did not finish.
  2. To fail to finish, as a sporting event or a piece of media.
  3. Initialism of did not find.
  4. Initialism of do not follow.

Examples

“While I used to love⟳ them, now I keep⟳ DNFing superhero movies.”
“He'd DNFed and could have⟳ gone home an hour earlier, but he wanted to see⟳ me win⟳.”
“Others refuse⟳ to ever DNF, slowly slogging through even the worst of books. I fall⟳ somewhere in the middle. I'll DNF a book early on if I realize⟳ I'm unlikely to enjoy⟳ it.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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