afholde

Danish

Etymology

From af (“off”) +‎ holde (“to hold”), influenced by German abhalten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɑwˌhʌlˀə]

Verb

afholde (imperative afhold, infinitive at afholde, present tense afholder, past tense afholdt, perfect tense har afholdt)

to hold (an event, arrangement, election etc.)
to pay (the costs of something)
to prevent, stop, keep from
(reflexive) to abstain

Conjugation

Conjugation of afholde

	active	passive
present	afholder	afholdes
past	afholdt	afholdtes
infinitive	afholde	afholdes
imperative	afhold	—

	participle
present	afholdende
past	afholdt (auxiliary verb have)
gerund	afholden