øve

See also: ove, Ove, öve, and övé

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German ȫven, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (“to do, practise”), cognate with German üben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈøːvə/, [ˈøːʋə], [ˈøːʊ]

Verb

øve (past tense øvede, past participle øvet)

1. to practise (with or without an object)
   • 2012, Lars Møller, Jæger 200: Med hjertet som indsats, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

     Vi øvede at ligge gemt i dagevis.

     We practised lying in hiding for days.

2. (reflexive) practise (with or without a preposition phrase)

   Han øvede sig på violinen hele natten.

   He practiced with the violin all night.

Conjugation

Inflection of øve

	present	past
simple	øver	øvede
perfect	har øvet	havde øvet
passive	øves	øvedes
participle	øvende	øvet
imperative	øv	—
infinitive	øve	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	øven	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German ôven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną.

Verb

øve (imperative øv, present tense øver, simple past øvde or øvet, past participle øvd or øvet, present participle øvende)

1. to practise (UK) or practice (US)
2. to exercise

Derived terms

• øvelse
• øving
• utøve

References

• “øve” in The Bokmål Dictionary.