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gå



walk
walk


Definitions

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gå
     1. v. go, walk, stroll
           Gå hem! - Go home!
     2. v. go, leave
     3. v. go; to be given or allotted
     4. v. go; to extend between two points
     5. v. go; lead to
     6. v. go; elapse
     7. v. go; to start
           Klara, färdiga, gå! - Get ready, get set, go!
     8. v. (with till) go; resort to
           Måste ni gå till rätten med tvisten? - Do you have to go to court with the dispute?
     9. v. go; change from one value to another
           Priserna har gått upp igen. - The prices have gone up again.
     10. v. (with till) go; to be spent
           Pengarna gick alla till öl. - All the money went on beer.
     11. v. go; to be sold
     12. v. go; to fit or be compatible
           De där färgerna går inte ihop. - Those colors don't go together.
     13. v. go; to be expressed or composed in a certain way
           Jag vet inte riktigt hur sången går sedan. - I don't really know how the song goes after this.
     14. v. go; attend
           gå i skolan - go to school
           gå på dans - go to a dance
     15. v. go; to be in a state continuously
           Ingen ska behöva gå hungrig. - Nobody should have to go hungry.
     16. v. go; circulate (about rumors, stories and contagious diseases)
     17. v. go; to stop functioning (about a mechanical or electric system)
     18. v. to cease flowing (about a flow of water or electricity)
     19. v. go; to proceed; work out, behave as anticipated (about a solution of a problem)
           Det går inte (att) göra så här - It's not possible to do like this
           Det där går inte! - That won't work!
     20. v. (about a mechanism or machine) go; work, run
           Min klocka går inte - My clock doesn't go
     21. v. (about a card in a cardgame) go; be played
           Där gick ruterässet, så nu är min kung högst i den färgen. - There went the ace of diamonds, so now my king is the highest in that suit.
     22. v. (colloquial) be allowed (as being deemed practically possible)
           Går det att jag tar med mig några kompisar hem efter skolan idag? - May I bring home a couple of friends after school today?
     23. v. (with "med") be doing
           Hur går det med dina läxor? Är du klar med dem än? - How's your homework doing? Are you yet finished with it?
     24. v. (colloquial in some expressions) orgasm, come
           Det gick för henne - She orgasmed



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