afvise

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Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Inflection of afvise
present past
simple afviser afviste
perfect har afvist havde afvist
passive afvises afvistes
participle afvisende afvist
imperative afvis —
infinitive afvise —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund afvisen —

References

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