"be" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Audio: Sv-be.ogg
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From older bedja, from Old Swedish biþia, from Old Norse biðja, from Proto-Germanic *bidjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-. Cognate with Danish bede, Icelandic biðja, English bid, Dutch bidden, German bitten. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|biþia}} Old Swedish biþia, {{inh|sv|non|biðja}} Old Norse biðja, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*bidjaną}} Proto-Germanic *bidjaną, {{der|sv|ine-pro|*gʷʰedʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰedʰ-, {{cog|da|bede}} Danish bede, {{cog|is|biðja}} Icelandic biðja, {{cog|en|bid}} English bid, {{cog|nl|bidden}} Dutch bidden, {{cog|de|bitten}} German bitten Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|ber|preterite|bad|supine|bett|imperative|be|head=be}} be (present ber, preterite bad, supine bett, imperative be) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-st|be|bad||class=5|end=vw|pp=bedd|prepart=bedjande, beende|sup=bett}}, {{sv-conj-st|bed|bad|class=5|end=dj|head=bedja|note=dated|pp=bedd|sup=bett}} Forms: ber [present], bad [preterite], bett [supine], be [imperative], strong [table-tags], be [active, infinitive], bes [infinitive, passive], bett [active, supine], betts [passive, supine], be [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], ben [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], ber [active, indicative, present], bad [active, indicative, past], bes [indicative, passive, present], bads [indicative, passive, past], be [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], bådo [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], bes [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], bådos [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], be [active, dated, present, subjunctive], både [active, dated, past, subjunctive], bes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], bådes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], bedjande [participle, present], beende [participle, present], bedd [participle, past], dated strong [table-tags], bedja [active, infinitive], bedjas [infinitive, passive], bett [active, supine], betts [passive, supine], bed [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], beden [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], beder [active, indicative, present], bad [active, indicative, past], beds [indicative, passive, present], bedes [indicative, passive, present], bedjes [indicative, passive, present], bads [indicative, passive, past], bedja [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], bådo [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], bedjas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], bådos [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], bede [active, dated, present, subjunctive], både [active, dated, past, subjunctive], bedes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], bådes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], bedjande [participle, present], bedd [participle, past]
  1. to ask for, request someone else to do something
    Sense id: en-be-sv-verb-nX~klClv
  2. to pray
    Sense id: en-be-sv-verb-fAQ9Uxpe
  3. to beg, to plead with someone for help or for a favor
    Sense id: en-be-sv-verb-8kYHchTZ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 30 19 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bedja [archaic, dated], bedja [archaic] Related terms: bedjare, bön, ombe, tillbe, tigga

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "bidden"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bad",
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      "form": "bett",
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      "form": "bett",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "betts",
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      "form": "be",
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      "form": "-",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bad",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bads",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "passive",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bådo",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "bådos",
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      "form": "be",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "både",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bådes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dated strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5 strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedja",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beden",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beder",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beds",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bads",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bedja",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bådo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bedjas",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "både",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "bedes",
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        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bedjare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bön"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ombe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tillbe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "tigga"
    }
  ],
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He asked for a glass of water",
          "text": "Han bad om ett glas vatten",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I want to ask you a favor",
          "text": "Jag vill be om en tjänst",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He asked him to leave the room",
          "text": "Han bad honom lämna rummet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask for, request someone else to do something"
      ],
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        [
          "ask",
          "ask"
        ]
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        {
          "english": "They sat in church, praying",
          "text": "De satt i kyrkan och bad",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to pray"
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          "pray"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Help me! I beg of you!",
          "text": "Hjälp mig! Jag ber dig!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to beg, to plead with someone for help or for a favor"
      ],
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        [
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          "beg"
        ]
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  ],
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    },
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      "homophone": "B"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
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        "for prayer"
      ],
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        "dated"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        "archaic"
      ],
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    }
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}
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    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
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    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "bidden"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bidden",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "de",
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "be",
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      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "betts",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be",
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      "tags": [
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        "imperative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "passive"
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    },
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        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bad",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bads",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "be",
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bådo",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bådos",
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        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "både",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dated strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-st",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "5 strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedja",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bett",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "betts",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "beden",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "imperative",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "present"
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    },
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        "passive",
        "present"
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    },
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      "form": "bedes",
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        "present"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "bedjes",
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        "passive",
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    },
    {
      "form": "bads",
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
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      ]
    },
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        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "både",
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        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedjande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bedd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "be",
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        "3": "present",
        "4": "ber",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "bad",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "bett",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": "be"
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        "2": "bad",
        "3": "",
        "class": "5",
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        "pp": "bedd",
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        "sup": "bett"
      },
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    },
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        "2": "bad",
        "class": "5",
        "end": "dj",
        "head": "bedja",
        "note": "dated",
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        "sup": "bett"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "bedjare"
    },
    {
      "word": "bön"
    },
    {
      "word": "ombe"
    },
    {
      "word": "tillbe"
    },
    {
      "word": "tigga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He asked for a glass of water",
          "text": "Han bad om ett glas vatten",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I want to ask you a favor",
          "text": "Jag vill be om en tjänst",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He asked him to leave the room",
          "text": "Han bad honom lämna rummet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask for, request someone else to do something"
      ],
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          "ask"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "They sat in church, praying",
          "text": "De satt i kyrkan och bad",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pray"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Help me! I beg of you!",
          "text": "Hjälp mig! Jag ber dig!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to beg, to plead with someone for help or for a favor"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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      "audio": "Sv-be.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1e/Sv-be.ogg/Sv-be.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Sv-be.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "B"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "for other senses",
        "for prayer"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "dated"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "bedja"
    }
  ],
  "word": "be"
}

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