fremhæve

Danish

Etymology

From frem +‎ hæve. Compare Norwegian Bokmål fremheve, Swedish framhäva, German hervorheben.

Pronunciation

Verb

fremhæve (imperative fremhæv, infinitive at fremhæve, present tense fremhæver, past tense fremhævede, perfect tense har fremhævet) (transitive)

  1. to accentuate, to stress (to pronounce with emphasis)
    Synonyms: accentuere, betone
  2. to emphasize, to highlight, to accentuate, to stress (to give extra weight to; to make more noticeable or prominent)
    Synonyms: accentuere, betone, understrege

Conjugation

Conjugation of fremhæve
active passive
present fremhæver fremhæves
past fremhævede fremhævedes
infinitive fremhæve fremhæves
imperative fremhæv
participle
present fremhævende
past fremhævet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund fremhæven

Derived terms

  • fremhævelse
  • fremhævning

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