Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common

ned

down/neːd/

Meaning

down

In Swedish: i riktning mot ett lägre plan

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What does ned mean?

ned in a sentence

  • slå sig ner
    sit down
  • hänga upp och ner
    hang upside-down
  • sitta ner
    sit down
  • komma ner på fötter
    fall on one's feet
  • åka ner till Malmö
    go down to Malmö
  • ramla ner i brunnen
    fall down the well
  • blöta ner
    wet, make wet, soak
  • ringa ner
    overload with telephone calls

Expressions

  • lägga ner ("upphöra med driften av") (en fabrik)
    close down ("stop production in" (a factory))

Questions

What does ned mean in English?

ned means “down”.

Origin

From Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Indo-European *niter.

Nearby common words

ned is number 760 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