Swedish preposition· top 1,000 most common

enligt

according to

Meaning

according to

In Swedish: i överensstämmelse med, efter, på grund av

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What does enligt mean?

enligt in a sentence

enligt alla beräkningar
according to all estimates
Evangelium enligt Lukas
"Gospel of Luke"

Questions

What does enligt mean in English?

enligt means “according to”.

Origin

From obsolete adjective enlig.

Nearby common words

enligt is number 656 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

652byta exchange, change
653misstag mistake
654gömma conceal, hide
655synd pity, shame
657må may, might (just)
658lycka happiness, luck
659absolut certainly, absolutely
660läge position, situation

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