"på väg" meaning in Swedish

See på väg in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Etymology: From på (“on”) + väg (“way”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk på veg and English on the way. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|på|väg|t1=on|t2=way}} på (“on”) + väg (“way”), {{cog|nn|på veg}} Norwegian Nynorsk på veg, {{cog|en|on the way}} English on the way Head templates: {{head|sv|prepositional phrase}} på väg
  1. on one's way, on the way (heading to a certain place or in a certain direction, concretely or abstractly) Related terms: hålla på, på vägen (english: on the way in the sense of along the way)
    Sense id: en-på_väg-sv-prep_phrase-VtGTT9u2 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for på väg meaning in Swedish (2.0kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "på",
        "3": "väg",
        "t1": "on",
        "t2": "way"
      },
      "expansion": "på (“on”) + väg (“way”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "på veg"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk på veg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "on the way"
      },
      "expansion": "English on the way",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From på (“on”) + väg (“way”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk på veg and English on the way.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "på väg",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We are on our way to the pizzeria",
          "text": "Vi är på väg till pizzerian",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hang in there! Help is on the way.",
          "text": "Håll ut! Hjälp är på väg.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Electricity prices are on the rise (\"are on their way up\")",
          "text": "Elpriserna är på väg uppåt",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You are about (\"are on the way\") to make a serious mistake",
          "text": "Du är på väg att begå ett allvarligt misstag",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The country is turning into (\"is on its way to becoming\") a dictatorship",
          "text": "Landet är på väg att bli en diktatur",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Things are about (\"are on the way\") to go to hell",
          "text": "Det är på väg att gå åt helvete",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on one's way, on the way (heading to a certain place or in a certain direction, concretely or abstractly)"
      ],
      "id": "en-på_väg-sv-prep_phrase-VtGTT9u2",
      "links": [
        [
          "on one's way",
          "on one's way"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "hålla på"
        },
        {
          "english": "on the way in the sense of along the way",
          "word": "på vägen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "på väg"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "på",
        "3": "väg",
        "t1": "on",
        "t2": "way"
      },
      "expansion": "på (“on”) + väg (“way”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "på veg"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk på veg",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "on the way"
      },
      "expansion": "English on the way",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From på (“on”) + väg (“way”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk på veg and English on the way.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "prepositional phrase"
      },
      "expansion": "på väg",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "prep_phrase",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hålla på"
    },
    {
      "english": "on the way in the sense of along the way",
      "word": "på vägen"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish compound terms",
        "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swedish lemmas",
        "Swedish multiword terms",
        "Swedish prepositional phrases",
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "We are on our way to the pizzeria",
          "text": "Vi är på väg till pizzerian",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Hang in there! Help is on the way.",
          "text": "Håll ut! Hjälp är på väg.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Electricity prices are on the rise (\"are on their way up\")",
          "text": "Elpriserna är på väg uppåt",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "You are about (\"are on the way\") to make a serious mistake",
          "text": "Du är på väg att begå ett allvarligt misstag",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "The country is turning into (\"is on its way to becoming\") a dictatorship",
          "text": "Landet är på väg att bli en diktatur",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Things are about (\"are on the way\") to go to hell",
          "text": "Det är på väg att gå åt helvete",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "on one's way, on the way (heading to a certain place or in a certain direction, concretely or abstractly)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "on one's way",
          "on one's way"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "på väg"
}

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