Swedish adverb · preposition· top 500 most common

emot

opposite

emot as an adverb

Meaning

opposite

In Swedish: mot

emot as a preposition

Meaning

towards, against (see also mot)

Practise emot

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What does emot mean?

Expressions

mitt emot
on the other side
stå emot
stand up to

Questions

What does emot mean in English?

emot means “opposite”.

Origin

From Old Swedish i mot, equivalent to i (“in”) + mot (“meeting, intersection”).

Nearby common words

emot is number 420 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

416glad pleased, happy
417ställa put, set
418hoppa jump, leap, skip, bound
419flytta move
421ställe place, house
422rör pipe, tube
423hjärta heart, sympathy
424bar carried; wore

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