Swedish adverb· top 1,000 most common
ned
down/neːd/
Meaning
down
In Swedish: i riktning mot ett lägre plan
Practise ned
1 / 1What does ned mean?
ned in a sentence
- slå sig nersit down
- hänga upp och nerhang upside-down
- sitta nersit down
- komma ner på fötterfall on one's feet
- åka ner till Malmögo down to Malmö
- ramla ner i brunnenfall down the well
- blöta nerwet, make wet, soak
- ringa neroverload 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

