German Conversation · Level 90
60 words
German word
verweigern
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯gɐn/
Meaning
- verbrefuse
Example
Er verweigert das Angebot.
He refuses the offer.
More examples
Das Personal verweigert dem Patienten die Behandlung.
The staff denies the patient treatment.
Core concept
A gatekeeper keeps an offered item, request, or permission behind a closed barrier.
Common phrases
den Zugang verweigern
refuse access
die Herausgabe verweigern
refuse the release
eine Behandlung verweigern
deny treatment
Similar words
ablehnen: Turn down an offer or proposal rather than accept it.
sich weigern: Deliberately decline to carry out a particular action.
zurückweisen: Reject a request or application outright.
verneinen: Give a negative answer to a question.
Definition in German
Bedeutet, ein Angebot, eine Bitte oder eine Erlaubnis abzulehnen und nicht zu gewähren.
Word origin
Verweigern is formed with ver- from the older verb weigern, and the resulting verb is used transitively for withholding something.
Usage tips
- Verweigern commonly takes the thing refused in the accusative and the affected person in the dative, as in jemandem etwas verweigern.