weigeren

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch weigeren, from Old Dutch *weigaron, *wēgaron, from Proto-Germanic *waigarōnan (“to be stubborn”), from the adjective *waigaraz (“stubborn”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

weigeren

1. to refuse, to deny (to not allow)

Conjugation

Conjugation of weigeren (weak)

infinitive	weigeren
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	weiger	weigerde
2nd person singular	weigert	weigerde
3rd person singular	weigert	weigerde
plural	weigeren	weigerden
subjunctive sing.1	weigere	weigerde
subjunctive plur.1	weigeren	weigerden
imperative sing.	weiger
imperative plur.1	weigert
participles	weigerend	(hebben) geweigerd
1)Archaic.

Synonyms

• afwijzen
• ontzeggen

Derived terms

• weigering