German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvaiɡɐn]
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Verb

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

  1. (reflexive) to refuse [with zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Synonym: ablehnen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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