øve

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See also: ove, Ove, öve, and övé

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Verb

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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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References

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