en mån

mån as an adjective

mån in a sentence

• i viss mån
  to a certain degree
• i den mån pengarna räcker
  for as long as the money lasts
• i samma (någon, stor, liten, viss) mån
  to the same (some, a large, a little, certain) degree
• i mån av tid
  if there is time (depending on how much time is available)
• att i största möjliga mån undvika spill
  to avoid waste as much as possible
• vinna med en hårsmån
  win by a hair's breadth ("margin")
• sömsmån
  seam allowance ("margin")
• 12 mån garanti
  12 months warranty
• hon är mycket mån om publicitet
  she is very keen on publicity
• Han var mån om att inte såra någon
  He was careful not to hurt anyone['s feelings] (cared about not hurting anyone, and therefore tried not to do so)

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Origin

From Old Swedish mon, from or related to Old Norse munr (“will, desire, mind”), see also the verb mana (“to encourage, urge”).

Nearby common words

mån is number 3,240 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 3,236strumpa stocking, sock
• 3,237delstat federated state; a state in a federation.
• 3,238spilla spill
• 3,239utifrån from outside
• 3,241antyda hint, suggest
• 3,242efternamn surname, family (last) name
• 3,243patetisk pathetic
• 3,244medvetande consciousness, awareness