Swedish preposition
gentemot
as regards, towards, to
Meaning
as regards; towards; to
In Swedish: i förhållande till, emot
Practise gentemot
1 / 1What does gentemot mean?
gentemot in a sentence
- samhällets åtaganden gentemot medborgarnathe duty of society to its citizens
- ett professionellt förhållningssätt gentemot klienter eller patientera professional approach towards clients or patients
- observationsapparaternas hastighet gentemot eternthe 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 dollarnthe 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.
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