øve

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ove"

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German ȫven, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną (to do, practise), cognate with German üben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈøːvə/, [ˈøːʋə], [ˈøːʊ]

Verb

øve (past tense øvede, past participle øvet)

  1. to practise (with or without an object)
    • 2012, Lars Møller, Jæger 200: Med hjertet som indsats, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      Vi øvede at ligge gemt i dagevis.
      We practised lying in hiding for days.
  2. (reflexive) practise (with or without a preposition phrase)
    Han øvede sig på violinen hele natten.
    He practiced with the violin all night.

Conjugation

Conjugation of øve
active passive
present øver øves
past øvede øvedes
infinitive øve øves
imperative øv
participle
present øvende
past øvet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund øven

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German ôven, from Old Saxon ōvian, from Proto-Germanic *ōbijaną.

Verb

øve (imperative øv, present tense øver, simple past øvde or øvet, past participle øvd or øvet, present participle øvende)

  1. to practise (UK) or practice (US)
  2. to exercise

Derived terms

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