Swedish adverb

hemåt

homeward(s), home, towards home

Meaning

homeward(s); home; towards home

In Swedish: i riktning mot hemmet

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What does hemåt mean?

hemåt in a sentence

  • bege sig hemåt
    go back home
  • ni kan gå hem när ni tröttnar, jag börjar gå hemåt nu
    you can go home when you get tired, I'm heading home now

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What does hemåt mean in English?

hemåt means “homeward(s), home”.

Origin

hem + åt, also written as separate words, attested as such (hem åt) in the 1541 Bible translation, Numeri 32:18

Nearby common words

hemåt is number 7,550 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary