afholde

Danish

Etymology

From af (“off”) +‎ holde (“to hold”), influenced by German abhalten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑwˌhʌlˀə]

Verb

afholde (imperative afhold, infinitive at afholde, present tense afholder, past tense afholdt, perfect tense har afholdt)

1. to hold (an event, arrangement, election etc.)
2. to pay (the costs of something)
3. to prevent, stop, keep from
4. (reflexive) to abstain

Conjugation

Inflection of afholde

	present	past
simple	afholder	afholdt
perfect	har afholdt	havde afholdt
passive	afholdes	afholdtes
participle	afholdende	afholdt
imperative	afhold	—
infinitive	afholde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	afholden	—