glo
Meaning
stare; gape; glare
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att glo | to stare |
|---|---|---|
| Present | glor | jag glor |
| Past | glodde | jag glodde |
| Supine | glott | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har glott | jag har glott |
| Past perfect | hade glott | jag hade glott |
| Future | ska glo | or: kommer att glo |
| Conditional | skulle glo | jag skulle glo |
| Imperative | glo! | a command |
| Present participle | gloende | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | glodd | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | glos |
|---|---|
| Present | glos |
| Past | gloddes |
| Supine | glotts |
Group 3: short verbs. The infinitive does not end in -a; present -r, past -dde, supine -tt. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use glor. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise glo
1 / 2Yesterday I … (glo). Which is the past tense?
glo in a sentence
- Har du ätit globullar med tittsås?Have you eaten stare-balls with look-sauce? (phrase directed at someone who stares)
Expressions
- vad glor du på?what are you staring at?
Questions
What does glo mean in English?
glo means “stare, gape”.
What is the past tense of glo?
The past tense of glo is glodde (“jag glodde”). The supine is glott, used in “jag har glott”.
What is the present tense of glo?
glor, the same for every person: jag glor, du glor, vi glor.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish gloa (“to glow”), from Old Norse glóa, from Proto-Germanic *glōaną.
Nearby common words
glo is number 2,745 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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