Swedish

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Etymology

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efter (after) +‎ lysa (shine)

Verb

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efterlysa (present efterlyser, preterite efterlyste, supine efterlyst, imperative efterlys)

  1. to publicly ask for help with finding (someone or something)
    en efterlyst brottsling
    a wanted criminal
    Polisen efterlyser vittnen till brottet
    The police are looking for witnesses to the crime
    Vi efterlyser snuskiga ortnamn
    We are looking for (people to send us) dirty place names
  2. to call for (something), to ask for (something)
    Vi efterlyser mindre skolklasser
    We are calling for smaller classes

Conjugation

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