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Danish
Etymology
From af- + stå.
Verb
afstå (imperative afstå, infinitive at afstå, present tense afstår, past tense afstod, perfect tense har afstået)
- to decide to refrain from an action; to forsake an undertaking
- Efter mange års overvejelse afstod hun sin arv til sin yngre bror.
- After many years of consideration, she ceded her inheritance to her younger brother.
- to transfer or hand over something one owns or has at one's disposal
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