avväga

Swedish

Etymology

av (“off”) +‎ väga (“weigh”)

Verb

avväga (present avväger, preterite avvägde, supine avvägt, imperative avväg)

1. to balance (try to reach a good balance between different (abstract) things)

Conjugation

Conjugation of avväga (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	avväga		avvägas
Supine	avvägt		avvägts
Imperative	avväg		—
Imper. plural1	avvägen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	avväger	avvägde	avvägs, avväges	avvägdes
Ind. plural1	avväga	avvägde	avvägas	avvägdes
Subjunctive2	avväge	avvägde	avväges	avvägdes
	Participles
Present participle	avvägande
Past participle	avvägd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• välavvägd

Related terms

• avvägning

References

• avväga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avväga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avväga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)