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What is the difference between ablehnen and zurückweisen and absagen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between ablehnen and zurückweisen and absagen ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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absagen is more canceling something it has not really something to do with rejection . ablehnen is the main word for rejection . zurückweisen is more pushing something / somebody away but it also means rejection . Both mean you refuse to have something
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ablehnen: dir wird etwas angeboten, und du sagst "Nein". Das nennt man "ablehnen". (refuse, decline)
zurückweisen: Grundsätzlich kann es wie "ablehnen" verwendet werden. Allerdings ist dieser Ausdruck dann sehr stark bzw. direkt. Meistens wird "zurückweisen" aber als "heftig bestreiten, dass etwas zutrifft bzw. wahr ist" verwendet.
absagen: Du hast etwas zugestimmt, und stellst später fest, dass du keine Lust bzw. Zeit hast. Deshalb sagst du ab, du teilst den betroffenen Personen also mit, dass du nicht kommen bzw. teilnehmen wirst.
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absagen is more canceling something it has not really something to do with rejection . ablehnen is the main word for rejection . zurückweisen is more pushing something / somebody away but it also means rejection . Both mean you refuse to have something
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