afvise

Danish

Etymology

From af- (“off”) +‎ vise (“to point”), calque of German abweisen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avviːˀsə/, [ˈɑwˌʋiˀsə]

Verb

afvise (past tense afviste, past participle afvist)

  1. to reject
    Jeg afviste hans tilnærmelser.
    I rejected his approaches.
  2. to deny
    Politikeren afviser, at han er involveret i skandalen.
    The politician denies being part of the scandal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of afvise
active passive
present afviser afvises
past afviste afvistes
infinitive afvise afvises
imperative afvis —
participle
present afvisende
past afvist
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund afvisen

References

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