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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German nāch, from Old High German nāh. Cognate with German nach; see there for more.

Preposition

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  1. (Luserna, + dative) after
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Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse , from Proto-Germanic *nēhwijaną, cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐍈𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nēƕjan, to approach). Derived from *nēhwaz (near).

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Verb

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(past tense nåede, past participle nået)

  1. (transitive) to reach
    Jeg kan ikke den øverste hylde.
    I cannot reach the top shelf.
  2. (transitive) to have time
    Jeg kan ikke det i dag, men måske i morgen.
    I do not have time for it today, but perhaps tomorrow.
  3. (transitive) to be in time, arrive
    Jeg nåede det kun lige.
    I only barely made it.
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Etymology 2

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Possibly originally an unstressed variant of nu (now). Compare also German na (well, oh)

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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  1. oh
Usage notes
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Like English oh, meaning depends almost entirely on context and intonation.

German Low German

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Preposition

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  1. (Mecklenburgisch) Alternative spelling of nao (to, towards)
    • 2018, Susanne Bliemel, Dat wier de Nachtigall un nich de Uhl ... : Plattdeutsche Geschichten, Hinstorff (publisher)
      Un ik bün jå in Polen Schaul gåhn vun Lemberg ut, ik kunn Polnisch.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse .

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Adverb

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  1. now (this very moment)

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Verb

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(imperative , present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd)

  1. to reach

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse . Akin to English now.

Adverb

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  1. Alternative form of no

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse .

Verb

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(imperative , present tense når, simple past nådde, past participle nådd or nått)

  1. to reach
    Når du i osten?
    Can you reach the cheese?
  2. to catch (reach something in time)
    Eg nådde akkurat toget.
    I just caught the train.
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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /noː/, [noə̯]
  • Audio (Gotland):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oː

Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish na, from Old Norse . Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (to reach, to attain).

Verb

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(present når, preterite nådde, supine nått, imperative )

  1. to reach, attain
    • 1870, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Mitt liv[1]:
      Var är hoppets guldkust gömd,
      aldrig nådd och aldrig glömd?
      Where is the golden coast of hope hidden,
      never reached and never forgotten?
    • 1939, Selma Lagerlöf, - Slåtterkarlarna på Ekolsund
      Han når sin önskans mål och slår sin sista äng
      just som en restrött sol sig sänkt i västerns säng.
      He reaches his wish's goal and harvests his last meadow
      just as a travelweary sun has lowered itself into the western bed.
    • 2000, Elisabeth Precht, Nätet kryllar av löss och skrönor[2]:
      Det finns ingen som vet hur många som nås av all hälsoinformation på Internet.
      Nobody knows how many are reached by all health information on the Internet.
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

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  1. well? (encouragement to actually provide an answer or reaction to a question)
  2. well (used to acknowledge a statement or situation)
    , vi kan alltid gå istället.
    Well, we could always walk instead.
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(encouragement): Interjection used to express for the addressee that one is expecting and waiting for an answer or reaction from him or her.

Adverb

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(not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) any (at all, to any extent)
    Är den bra?
    Is it any good?
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