Swedish adverb · adjective· top 1,000 most common
ont
pain, lack, shortageAlso the neuter form of ond.
ont as an adverb
Meaning
pain; lack, shortage
ont as an adjective
Meaning
pain
Practise ont
1 / 1What does ont mean?
ont in a sentence
- Att bli slagen med en hammare gör ontBeing hit with a hammer hurts
- ha ont om pengarbe short on money
- Det är ont om tidTime is short
Expressions
- ha ont om ("knappt med") (pengar)be short of ("have little") (money)
- det är ont om jobbthere are not many jobs
Questions
What does ont mean in English?
ont means “pain, lack, shortage”.
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Nearby common words
ont is number 622 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