avväga
Swedish
Etymology
av (“off”) + väga (“weigh”)
Verb
avväga (present avväger, preterite avvägde, supine avvägt, imperative avväg)
- to balance (try to reach a good balance between different (abstract) things)
Conjugation
Conjugation of avväga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avväga | avvägas | ||
| Supine | avvägt | avvägts | ||
| Imperative | avväg | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avvägen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avväger | avvägde | avvägs, avväges | avvägdes |
| Ind. plural1 | avväga | avvägde | avvägas | avvägdes |
| Subjunctive2 | avväge | avvägde | avväges | avvägdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avvägande | |||
| Past participle | avvägd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- välavvägd
Related terms
- avvägning
References
- avväga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- avväga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- avväga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)