"väja" meaning in Swedish

See väja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|väjer|preterite|väjde|supine|väjt|imperative|väj|head=}} väja (present väjer, preterite väjde, supine väjt, imperative väj) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|väj|nopp=1}} Forms: väjer [present], väjde [preterite], väjt [supine], väj [imperative], weak [table-tags], väja [active, infinitive], väjas [infinitive, passive], väjt [active, supine], väjts [passive, supine], väj [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], väjen [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], väjer [active, indicative, present], väjde [active, indicative, past], väjs [indicative, passive, present], väjes [indicative, passive, present], väjdes [indicative, passive, past], väja [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], väjde [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], väjas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], väjdes [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], väje [active, dated, present, subjunctive], väjde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], väjes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], väjdes [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], väjande [participle, present], - [participle, past]
  1. to (temporarily) change direction or course to avoid colliding with something
    Sense id: en-väja-sv-verb-OpkOWyjx Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 74 13 13
  2. (figuratively) to avoid Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-väja-sv-verb-pI59IyuX
  3. to yield (give way) to
    Sense id: en-väja-sv-verb-7Idj5KnL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: väja undan Related terms: bromsa (english: brake), gira (english: swerve), tvärnita (english: slam on the brakes)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "väjer",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjde",
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        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjt",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väj",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjas",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjt",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjts",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjen",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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    {
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "väjande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "7": "supine",
        "8": "väjt",
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    }
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      "args": {
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "brake",
      "word": "bromsa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "swerve",
      "word": "gira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "slam on the brakes",
      "word": "tvärnita"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "In a chicken race, the first to turn loses",
          "text": "I ett chickenrace förlorar den som väjer först",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We couldn't dodge (collided with) the moose",
          "text": "Vi kunde inte väja för älgen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to (temporarily) change direction or course to avoid colliding with something"
      ],
      "id": "en-väja-sv-verb-OpkOWyjx"
    },
    {
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        {
          "english": "He faces difficult tasks head-on",
          "text": "Han väjer inte för svåra uppgifter",
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        }
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        "to avoid"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "In this situation, cars should yield to bikes",
          "text": "I den här situationen ska bilar väja för cyklar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to yield (give way) to"
      ],
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          "yield"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "väja undan"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish verbs",
    "Swedish weak verbs"
  ],
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "supine"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "passive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "väjde",
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    },
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        "past",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
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        "participle",
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      ]
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  "lang_code": "sv",
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    {
      "english": "brake",
      "word": "bromsa"
    },
    {
      "english": "swerve",
      "word": "gira"
    },
    {
      "english": "slam on the brakes",
      "word": "tvärnita"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "english": "In a chicken race, the first to turn loses",
          "text": "I ett chickenrace förlorar den som väjer först",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "We couldn't dodge (collided with) the moose",
          "text": "Vi kunde inte väja för älgen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to (temporarily) change direction or course to avoid colliding with something"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "He faces difficult tasks head-on",
          "text": "Han väjer inte för svåra uppgifter",
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          "avoid",
          "avoid"
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        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "In this situation, cars should yield to bikes",
          "text": "I den här situationen ska bilar väja för cyklar",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "to yield (give way) to"
      ],
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          "yield"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "väja undan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "väja"
}

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