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avvisa

turn down, send away, reject, turn away

Meaning

turn down; send away; reject; turn away

In Swedish: mota bort, avfärda

Conjugation

Conjugation of avvisa (turn down)
Infinitive	att avvisa	to turn down
Present	avvisar	jag avvisar
Past	avvisade	jag avvisade
Supine	avvisat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har avvisat	jag har avvisat
Past perfect	hade avvisat	jag hade avvisat
Future	ska avvisa	or: kommer att avvisa
Conditional	skulle avvisa	jag skulle avvisa
Imperative	avvisa!	a command
Present participle	avvisande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	avvisad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of avvisa
Infinitive	avvisas
Present	avvisas
Past	avvisades
Supine	avvisats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use avvisar. See the four verb groups explained.

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avvisa in a sentence

flyktingarna avvisades vid gränsen
the refugees were turned back at the border
ställa sig avvisande till
take up a negative attitude towards
SAF avvisar kraven på löneökningar
the Swedish Employers' Confederation has no intention of giving in to demands for higher wages

Questions

What does avvisa mean in English?

avvisa means “turn down, send away”.

What is the past tense of avvisa?

The past tense of avvisa is avvisade (“jag avvisade”). The supine is avvisat, used in “jag har avvisat”.

What is the present tense of avvisa?

avvisar, the same for every person: jag avvisar, du avvisar, vi avvisar.

Similar words

nobbarataavfärdaförkasta

Origin

av- + visa

Nearby common words

avvisa is number 4,472 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

4,468bakdörr back door
4,469väntan wait
4,470nerför down, alternative form of nedför
4,471cigg a cigarette, a cig
4,473fastställa establish, appoint
4,474stipendium grant, scholarship
4,475karantän quarantine
4,476eskortera to escort (accompany as a safeguard), to escort (lead)

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