Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /køːrə/, [ˈkʰøːɐ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse keyra, from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną, Norwegian kjøre, Swedish köra.

Verb

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køre (imperative kør, infinitive at køre, present tense kører, past tense kørte, perfect tense har/er kørt)

  1. (transitive) to drive (to be the driver of a vehicle or to convey somebody in a vehicle)
  2. (intransitive) to drive (to go somewhere in a vehicle), to ride (to go somewhere, e.g. on a bike)
  3. (intransitive) to run (of a machine)
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Etymology 2

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From the verb, compare Norwegian kjør, Swedish kör.

Noun

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køre c (singular definite køren, not used in plural form)

  1. (obsolete) drive
    only in the expression i en køre (incessantly)

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