German

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Etymology

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ab- +‎ weisen

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ab‧wei‧sen
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌvaɪ̯zən/, [ˈʔapˌvaɪ̯zn̩]

Verb

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abweisen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present weist ab, past tense wies ab, past participle abgewiesen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dismiss (reject)
  2. to repel an attack

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • abweisen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abweisen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abweisen” in Duden online
  • abweisen” in OpenThesaurus.de