"ba" meaning in Swedish

See ba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /bɑː/, /bɑ/ Forms: ba' [alternative]
Etymology: Apocopic form of bara. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form of|sv|bara}} Apocopic form of bara Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} ba, {{sv-adv|-}} ba (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of bara ("just, only") Tags: alt-of, colloquial, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: bara (extra: just, only)
    Sense id: en-ba-sv-adv-crs0yN6y Categories (other): Swedish pronunciation spellings, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 71 29

Verb

IPA: /bɑː/, /bɑ/ Forms: ba [preterite], ba' [alternative]
Etymology: Apocopic form of bara. Etymology templates: {{apocopic form of|sv|bara}} Apocopic form of bara Head templates: {{head|sv|verb||-|preterite|ba||-||-|head=ba}} ba (preterite ba)
  1. (colloquial, defective) Used colloquially to indicate speech or action. Compare English be like, like. Tags: colloquial, defective
    Sense id: en-ba-sv-verb-7hpT7Lk-
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          "english": "Y'know everything just went crazy the second it started",
          "text": "Asså allt ba spåra' [spårade] direkt",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Just do it!",
          "text": "Ba gört [gör det]!",
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        },
        {
          "english": "It's three o'clock so just tell me your name.",
          "roman": "Klockan är tre så ba säg vad du heter.",
          "text": "2019, Veronica Maggio, \"Tillfälligheter\" (song), Fiender är tråkigt (album)",
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          "text": "Ba gört [gör det]!",
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          "english": "It's three o'clock so just tell me your name.",
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      "ipa": "/bɑ/"
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