gå åt
See also: gaat
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editgå åt (present tense går åt, past tense gjekk åt)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to die
Etymology 2
editVerb
editgå åt (present tense går åt, past tense gådde åt)
- (transitive) to notice
- (transitive) to become stunned or perplexed by
Related terms
editReferences
edit- åt “gå åt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
editSwedish
editVerb
editgå åt (present går åt, preterite gick åt, supine gått åt, imperative gå åt)
- (intransitive) to be used up or consumed (and not become left over)
- Antonym: bli över
- Jag trodde jag hade köpt för många pizzor, men de gick åt
- I thought I had bought too many pizzas, but they were eaten
- (intransitive, colloquial, humorous) to die (as a consequence of something)
- Jag kommer gå åt av hunger snart om inte pizzan kommer
- I will soon die from hunger if the pizza doesn't arrive
- (intransitive) to be destroyed, especially in an accident or disaster
- Hela byggnaden gick åt i branden
- The entire building was destroyed in the fire
- (transitive, usually as "gå hårt åt") to treat harshly, especially with harsh criticism
- De gick hårt åt förslaget
- They sharply criticized the proposal
Usage notes
editStrictly synonymous with stryka med with some differences in nuance except for (sense 4), but far less common for certain senses, corresponding to how they're ordered.
References
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- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk phrasal verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk phrasal verbs formed with "åt"
- Norwegian Nynorsk multiword terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk idioms
- Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish multiword terms
- Swedish phrasal verbs
- Swedish phrasal verbs formed with "åt"
- Swedish intransitive verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish colloquialisms
- Swedish humorous terms
- Swedish transitive verbs