avstå

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From av- +‎ stå.

Verb

avstå (present tense avstår, past tense avsto or avstod, past participle avstått, passive infinitive avstås, present participle avstående, imperative avstå)

  1. to abstain, desist, refrain (fra (“from”))
    1. avstå fra gjøre noe / refrain from doing anything
  2. to cede, relinquish, renounce
    1. avstå en arv / renounce a legacy

References

Swedish

Etymology

From av- +‎ stå.

Pronunciation

  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

avstå

  1. to abstain

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.