"föra" meaning in Swedish

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Verb

Audio: Sv-föra.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish fø̄ra, from Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Cognate with Icelandic færa, German führen. Etymology templates: {{root|sv|ine-pro|*per-|id=fare}}, {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|føra|fø̄ra}} Old Swedish fø̄ra, {{inh|sv|non|fœra}} Old Norse fœra, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*fōrijaną}} Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, {{cog|is|færa}} Icelandic færa, {{cog|de|führen}} German führen Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|för|preterite|förde|supine|fört|imperative|för|head=}} föra (present för, preterite förde, supine fört, imperative för) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|för|end=r}} Forms: för [present], förde [preterite], fört [supine], för [imperative], weak [table-tags], föra [active, infinitive], föras [infinitive, passive], fört [active, supine], förts [passive, supine], för [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], fören [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], för [active, indicative, present], förde [active, indicative, past], förs [indicative, passive, present], föres [indicative, passive, present], fördes [indicative, passive, past], föra [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], förde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], föras [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], fördes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], före [active, dated, present, subjunctive], förde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], föres [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], fördes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], förande [participle, present], förd [participle, past]
  1. to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take
    (with över) to transfer
    Synonyms: överföra
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-5RDYEr8q
  2. to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take
    to actively move something in a certain way (usually of a tool or the like)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-UvdeZ05l
  3. to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-mcthrA5H
  4. to exercise (actively perform)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-eayPNcGR
  5. to exercise (actively perform)
    to wage, to make (war, sometimes figuratively)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-AOZZOe3q
  6. (in "föra oväsen") to make (bothersome noise)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-Ku16UGmT
  7. (of a liv (“life”), tillvaro (“existence”), or the like) to lead
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-LeKtxggY
  8. to keep (record transactions, accounts, events, or the like on an on-going basis)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb--3IRuAMZ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 12 2 6 6 2 24 2
  9. (with till) to include (in some group, in order to classify or the like)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-3luraoh1
  10. to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-CftH123C
  11. to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)
    (of a flag) to fly
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-akRE1-K-
  12. (higher register) to carry, to sell
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-ojnYgvlC
  13. to lead in a partner dance
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-7TGSh3Cl Categories (other): Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters: 10 2 2 2 3 3 10 0 7 2 12 12 0 34 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 24 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 12 2 6 6 2 24 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 2 2 2 2 2 8 1 9 2 8 8 1 31 1 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 4 5 5 9 1 11 4 8 8 1 33 2
  14. (reflexive) to behave (in a socially acceptable way (in some context)) Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-föra-sv-verb-wc8HSEA0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: förare, leda, oljud, oväsen

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avföra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "föra bakom ljuset"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "föra med sig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "-föring"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hänföra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "införa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "medföra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sammanföra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tillföra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "utföra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "överföra"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*per-",
        "id": "fare"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "føra",
        "4": "fø̄ra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish fø̄ra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "fœra"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse fœra",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*fōrijaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "færa"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic færa",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "führen"
      },
      "expansion": "German führen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish fø̄ra, from Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną. Cognate with Icelandic færa, German führen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "för",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förde",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fört",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "för",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "föra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "föras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fört",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förts",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "för",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fören",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "för",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förs",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "föres",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fördes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "föra",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "föras",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fördes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "före",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förde",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "föres",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fördes",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "förd",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "10": "för",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "present",
        "4": "för",
        "5": "preterite",
        "6": "förde",
        "7": "supine",
        "8": "fört",
        "9": "imperative",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "föra (present för, preterite förde, supine fört, imperative för)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "för",
        "end": "r"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "förare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "leda"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "oljud"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "oväsen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "transfer money to someone's account",
          "text": "föra över pengar till någons konto",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The property was transferred to the state",
          "text": "Egendomen fördes över till staten",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take",
        "to transfer"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-5RDYEr8q",
      "links": [
        [
          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "över",
          "över#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "transfer",
          "transfer"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take",
        "(with över) to transfer"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with över"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "överföra"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Whether it was Nisse who held [moved] the pen when the famous words were written, we will probably never know",
          "text": "Om det var Nisse som förde pennan när de berömda orden skrevs lär vi aldrig få veta",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "penselföring\nbrushwork (how a brush is moved – also of the results)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take",
        "to actively move something in a certain way (usually of a tool or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-UvdeZ05l",
      "links": [
        [
          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ],
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He was brought into the courtroom in handcuffs by two guards",
          "text": "Han fördes in i rättssalen i handbojor av två vakter",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They took him behind the gas station and robbed him",
          "text": "De förde honom bakom bensinstationen och rånade honom",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Take him away!",
          "text": "För bort honom!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "She inserted [brought in] the key into the keyhole",
          "text": "Hon förde in nyckeln i nyckelhålet",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The river carries [brings with itself] toxic discharge from the factory",
          "text": "Floden för med sig giftiga utsläpp från fabriken",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It takes a steady hand on the rudder to safely bring a ship past these reefs",
          "text": "Det krävs en stadig hand på rodret för att säkert föra ett skepp förbi dessa rev",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-mcthrA5H",
      "links": [
        [
          "bring",
          "bring"
        ],
        [
          "take",
          "take"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Nisse commands (\"exercises command over\") the troops",
          "text": "Nisse för befäl över trupperna",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to exercise (actively perform)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-eayPNcGR",
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "They waged war against the neighboring country",
          "text": "De förde krig mot grannlandet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to exercise (actively perform)",
        "to wage, to make (war, sometimes figuratively)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-AOZZOe3q",
      "links": [
        [
          "exercise",
          "exercise"
        ],
        [
          "wage",
          "wage"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Stop making noise!",
          "text": "Sluta föra oväsen!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to make (bothersome noise)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-Ku16UGmT",
      "links": [
        [
          "oväsen",
          "oväsen#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in \"föra oväsen\") to make (bothersome noise)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in \"föra oväsen\""
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She led a roving life",
          "text": "Hon förde ett kringflackande liv",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He led a calm and comfortable existence in the countryside",
          "text": "Han förde en lugn och bekväm tillvaro ute på landet",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to lead"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-LeKtxggY",
      "links": [
        [
          "liv",
          "liv#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "tillvaro",
          "tillvaro#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "tillvaro (“existence”); or the like; tillvaro (“existence”); or the like",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a liv (“life”), tillvaro (“existence”), or the like) to lead"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a liv (“life”)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "24 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 12 2 6 6 2 24 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "keep a dairy",
          "text": "föra dagbok",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "keep minutes",
          "text": "föra protokoll",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "keep statistics on something",
          "text": "föra statistik över något",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to keep (record transactions, accounts, events, or the like on an on-going basis)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb--3IRuAMZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "keep",
          "keep"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The nightingale is nowadays included in [literally, \"is nowadays brought to\"] the Old World flycatcher family",
          "text": "Näktergalen förs numera till familjen flugsnappare",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to include (in some group, in order to classify or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-3luraoh1",
      "links": [
        [
          "till",
          "till#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "include",
          "include"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(with till) to include (in some group, in order to classify or the like)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with till"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-CftH123C",
      "links": [
        [
          "carry",
          "carry"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The ship flew the Norwegian flag",
          "text": "Skeppet förde norsk flagg",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)",
        "to fly"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-akRE1-K-",
      "links": [
        [
          "carry",
          "carry"
        ],
        [
          "fly",
          "fly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)",
        "(of a flag) to fly"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a flag"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The store no longer carries that item",
          "text": "Butiken för inte längre den varan",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to carry, to sell"
      ],
      "id": "en-föra-sv-verb-ojnYgvlC",
      "links": [
        [
          "carry",
          "carry"
        ],
        [
          "sell",
          "sell"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "higher register",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(higher register) to carry, to sell"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "10 2 2 2 3 3 10 0 7 2 12 12 0 34 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Swedish links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 2 2 2 3 3 7 2 12 2 6 6 2 24 2",
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          "english": "Whether it was Nisse who held [moved] the pen when the famous words were written, we will probably never know",
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          "text": "penselföring\nbrushwork (how a brush is moved – also of the results)",
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        "to (actively) move something or someone (to somewhere); to bring, to take",
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          "text": "Han fördes in i rättssalen i handbojor av två vakter",
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        {
          "english": "They took him behind the gas station and robbed him",
          "text": "De förde honom bakom bensinstationen och rånade honom",
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        {
          "english": "Take him away!",
          "text": "För bort honom!",
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        {
          "english": "She inserted [brought in] the key into the keyhole",
          "text": "Hon förde in nyckeln i nyckelhålet",
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        },
        {
          "english": "The river carries [brings with itself] toxic discharge from the factory",
          "text": "Floden för med sig giftiga utsläpp från fabriken",
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        },
        {
          "english": "It takes a steady hand on the rudder to safely bring a ship past these reefs",
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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "Nisse commands (\"exercises command over\") the troops",
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      "qualifier": "tillvaro (“existence”); or the like; tillvaro (“existence”); or the like",
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          "english": "keep a dairy",
          "text": "föra dagbok",
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        {
          "english": "keep minutes",
          "text": "föra protokoll",
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        },
        {
          "english": "keep statistics on something",
          "text": "föra statistik över något",
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      "glosses": [
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        {
          "english": "The nightingale is nowadays included in [literally, \"is nowadays brought to\"] the Old World flycatcher family",
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        }
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        "to include (in some group, in order to classify or the like)"
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        "(with till) to include (in some group, in order to classify or the like)"
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      "glosses": [
        "to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)"
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    },
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        {
          "english": "The ship flew the Norwegian flag",
          "text": "Skeppet förde norsk flagg",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (visibly) carry (a symbol or the like)",
        "to fly"
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          "carry",
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          "fly",
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "The store no longer carries that item",
          "text": "Butiken för inte längre den varan",
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        }
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        "to carry, to sell"
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        "(higher register) to carry, to sell"
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          "english": "lead and follow",
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        }
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          "english": "She knows how to behave at a royal dinner",
          "text": "Hon vet hur man för sig på en kungamiddag",
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        "(reflexive) to behave (in a socially acceptable way (in some context))"
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}

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