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

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

• “afvise” in Den Danske Ordbog