abonnere

abonnere

Danish

Etymology

Through German abonnieren, from French s'abonner (“subscribe”).

Verb

abonnere (imperative abonner, infinitive at abonnere, present tense abonnerer, past tense abonnerede, perfect tense har abonneret)

1. to subscribe

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Dutch

Verb

abonnere

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of abonneren

Anagrams

• abonneer

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German abonnieren (“subscribe”), from French abonner (“subscribe”), from Old French aboner, from bodne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abʊˈneːrə/

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• Rhymes: -eːrə
• Hyphenation: ab‧on‧ne‧re

Verb

abonnere (passive abonneres, imperative abonner, present tense abonnerer, simple past abonnerte, past participle abonnert, present participle abonnerende, verbal noun abonnering)

1. to subscribe (order, ensure regular delivery of something for a certain period of time, such as a newspaper, theater or concert tickets, payment services on TV, etc.)
   • 1917, Halfdan Kjerulf, Av hans efterladte papirer 1831–1847, page 89:

     i theatret har man abonneret til fredagsforestillingerne «for at faae de kongelige fremmede at see»

     in the theater, people have subscribed to the Friday performances "to get the royal strangers to see"

   • 1917, Knut Hamsun, Markens Grøde I, page 206:

     hun [bad] ham om at abonnere paa et blad, et Bergensblad, saa hun kunde se nyt fra verden

     she [asked] him to subscribe to a magazine, a Bergen magazine, so that she could see news from the world

   • 2015 January 10, Aftenposten, page 4:

     53 millioner mennesker, fordelt på nesten 50 land, abonnerer på [strømmetjenesten] Netflix

     53 million people, spread across nearly 50 countries, subscribe to the [streaming service] Netflix

   • 2017, Stig Aasvik, Lofotveggen, page 153:

     abonnere på økologiske matkasser

     subscribe to organic food boxes

   • 2019, Marte Spurkland, Pappas runer, page 140:

     for å holde russisken ved like begynte han å abonnere på [avisen] Pravda

     to keep the Russian at bay, he began subscribing to [the newspaper] Pravda

   abonnere på aviser og tidsskrifter ― subscribe to newspapers and magazines

   skoleelever kan abonnere på frukt ― school students can subscribe to fruit

   abonnere på en YouTube-kanal ― subscribe to a YouTube channel

2. (colloquial) to secure, order
   • 1907, Alexander L. Kielland, Samlede værker I (Mindeutgave), page 177:

     saa abonnerer jeg med det samme paa en plads i vognen for imorgen

     then I immediately subscribe to a place in the carriage for tomorrow

Related terms

• abonnement (“subscription”)
• abonnent (“subscriber”)

References

• “abonnere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abonnere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abonnere” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• baronene, boranene, robanene

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

abonnere (present tense abonnerer, past tense abonnerte, past participle abonnert, passive infinitive abonnerast, present participle abonnerande, imperative abonner)

1. e-infinitive form of abonnera