bakom

bakom as an adjective

bakom as an adverb

bakom in a sentence

• han har ett långt liv som jordbrukare bakom sig
  he has a whole lifetime of farming behind him
• kvinnan bakom verket
  the woman behind the work
• hon satt bakom skrivbordet
  she sat behind the desk
• Jag gömde mig bakom ett träd
  I hid behind a tree
• Jag går framför dig, så du går bakom mig
  I'm walking in front of you, so you're walking behind me
• Jag stod bakom Nisse i kön till glassbaren
  I was standing behind Nisse in line at [in the queue to] the ice cream parlor
• Han satt bakom skrivbordet
  He was sitting behind the desk
• Europaparlamentet ställer sig bakom förslaget
  The European Parliament supports the proposal
• gerillan ligger (el. står) bakom attentatet
  the guerillas are responsible for the attack
• styrelsen ställde sig bakom ordförandens uttalande
  the board supported the chairman's statement

Expressions

• föra (någon) bakom ljuset
  take (sby) for a ride
• bakom kulisserna
  behind the scenes
• vara bakom flötet
  be stupid (foolish, daft)

Questions

Similar words

bakanför

Origin

bak (“back”) + om (“of”)

Nearby common words

bakom is number 488 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 484mor mother
• 485ring ring
• 486klar clear, bright, obvious
• 487anta assume, suppose
• 489eftersom because, seeing that, since, as, because
• 490stämma agree, correspond, tally, tune
• 491idiot idiot
• 492förklara explain, declare