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forkaste

verbverb

to reject · to discard · to throw out

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk eller tysk; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from Low German or German; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

ikke godta;
vrake, avvise, støte bort
not to accept;
to discard, to reject, to cast aside
  • forslaget ble forkastet the proposal was rejected

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

forkaste seg om berglag: forskyve seg vertikalt slik at laget blir brutt of rock strata: to be displaced vertically so that the layer is broken Eng. phraseto fault