Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en avsikt

intention, aim, purpose

Meaning

intention; aim; purpose

In Swedish: mening, vilja, syfte

Forms

Forms of avsikt
Singular, indefiniteen avsikt
Singular, definiteavsikten
Plural, indefiniteavsikter
Plural, definiteavsikterna

avsikt is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor avsikt, den stora avsikten. Check another noun

Practise avsikt

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avsikt in a sentence

  • jag glömde rocken med avsikt
    I left the coat behind on purpose
  • i avsikt att skada
    with intent to injure
  • bolaget har för avsikt att uppföra en byggnad
    the company intends to erect a building
  • avsikten med kampanjen är att spara energi
    the purpose of the campaign is to save energy
  • Det var inte min avsikt
    It was not my intention
  • göra något med avsikt
    do something on purpose (with intention – a bit more commonly and less formally expressed as med flit)

Questions

What does avsikt mean in English?

avsikt means “intention, aim”.

Is it en avsikt or ett avsikt?

It is en avsikt, and “the intention” is avsikten.

What is the plural of avsikt?

The plural of avsikt is avsikter, and the definite plural is avsikterna.

Similar words

motivändamålintentionmeningmålsättning

Origin

From the verb avse (“to intend”), similar to how se (“to see”) → sikt (“sight”).

Nearby common words

avsikt is number 2,256 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary