verwehren

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German verwern, from Old High German firwerren, firwerien. Equivalent to ver- +‎ wehren.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧weh‧ren

Verb

verwehren (weak, third-person singular present verwehrt, past tense verwehrte, past participle verwehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (ditransitive) to refuse, to deny sb. sth., to forbid, to not allow
    Der Türsteher verwehrte ihm den Eingang.The doorman refused him entry.
    Dem Bundesministerium ist es verwehrt, zu Einzelfällen Stellung zu nehmen.The Federal Ministry is not allowed to comment on individual cases.

Usage notes

Due to the semantic and phonetic similarity, verwehren is frequently confused with the verb verwahren in its sense of "to repudiate, reject; to protest, object, defend against", e.g. Ich *verwehre mich gegen diese Anschuldigungen. instead of Ich verwahre mich gegen diese Anschuldigungen. ("I object against these accusations.")

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Further reading

  • verwehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verwehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verwehren” in Duden online