afstå

Danish

Etymology

From af- + stå.

Verb

afstå (imperative afstå, infinitive at afstå, present tense afstår, past tense afstod, perfect tense har afstået)

  1. to decide to refrain from an action; to forsake an undertaking
    Efter mange års overvejelse afstod hun sin arv til sin yngre bror.
    After many years of consideration, she ceded her inheritance to her younger brother.
  2. to transfer or hand over something one owns or has at one's disposal

Conjugation

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