weigern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German weigeren, from Old High German weigarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *waigrōn (“to be stubborn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvaiɡɐn]
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Verb

weigern (weak, third-person singular present weigert, past tense weigerte, past participle geweigert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, with zu + infinitive) to refuse (to do something)
    Synonym: ablehnen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “weigern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “weigern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “weigern” in Duden online
  • “weigern” in OpenThesaurus.de
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