Swedish edit

Etymology 1 edit

From in +‎ för, from Old Swedish in for.

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

inför (not comparable)

  1. in front of, before; while having the attention of
    Carl läste upp sin dikt inför hela klassen.
    Carl read his poem to the whole class.
    Han föll på knä inför konungen
    He fell to his knees before the King
  2. in preparation for
    Jag har inte tränat så mycket inför loppet.
    I haven't practiced very much (in preparation) for the race.

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

inför

  1. inflection of införa:
    1. present indicative
    2. imperative