overveje

Danish

Etymology

Equivalent to over +‎ veje. From Middle Low German overwegen. Compare Swedish överväga, Dutch overwegen, and, with a different prefix, German erwägen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɒwɐˌʋɑjˀə]

Verb

overveje (imperative overvej, infinitive at overveje, present tense overvejer, past tense overvejede, perfect tense overvejet)

  1. (transitive) to consider, think about, contemplate
    Regeringen overvejer at sænke indkomstskatten.
    The government is considering cutting the income tax.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to weigh more

Conjugation

Conjugation of overveje
active passive
present overvejer overvejes
past overvejede overvejedes
infinitive overveje overvejes
imperative overvej —
participle
present overvejende
past overvejet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund overvejen

Derived terms

  • overvejelse (“consideration”)
  • uovervejet
  • velovervejet

References

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