Verb
ablehnen
to decline, refuse, reject, turn down
B1
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Meanings
Verb
- to decline, refuse, reject, turn down
In a sentence
Warum habt ihr seine Bitte um eine Lohnerhöhung abgelehnt?
Why did you turn down his request for a pay raise?
Forms
infinitive
ablehnen
he/she/it
lehnt ab
simple past
lehnte ab
perfect
hat abgelehnt
takes + Akkusativ