Swedish preposition

gentemot

as regards, towards, to

Meaning

as regards; towards; to

In Swedish: i förhållande till, emot

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What does gentemot mean?

gentemot in a sentence

  • samhällets åtaganden gentemot medborgarna
    the duty of society to its citizens
  • ett professionellt förhållningssätt gentemot klienter eller patienter
    a professional approach towards clients or patients
  • observationsapparaternas hastighet gentemot etern
    the speed of the observing apparatus relative to the aether
  • Gentemot första halvåret 1929 betyder denna nedgång en minskning av ca 39 %
    Compared to the first six months of 1929 this decrease means a reduction by some 39 percent
  • euron försvagades gentemot dollarn
    the euro weakened against the dollar

Questions

What does gentemot mean in English?

gentemot means “as regards, towards”.

Similar words

i jämförelse medkontra

Origin

gent + emot

Nearby common words

gentemot is number 6,038 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 6,034tänkande thinking
  • 6,035skrot scrap, scrap iron, scrap metal; junk, junkyard, scrapyard
  • 6,036fasa dread
  • 6,037dumbom fool
  • 6,039hingst stallion
  • 6,040redskap tool
  • 6,041tobak tobacco
  • 6,042mordrotel a police division dealing with cases of homicide; a homicide unit, homicide, etc.
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