Swedish adjective
ovetande
without knowing, unaware, unknowing, clueless
Meaning
without knowing; unaware; unknowing; clueless; unaware of; unknowingly; not knowing; ignorant
In Swedish: okunnig, omedveten
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ovetande in a sentence
- Allmänheten är ovetande om vad som pågåttThe public is unaware of what has been going on
- Jag var fullkomligt ovetande om deras planI was completely oblivious of their plan
Questions
What does ovetande mean in English?
ovetande means “without knowing, unaware”.
Similar words
fåkunnigfåvittsko
Origin
o- (“un-”) + vetande (“knowing”)
Nearby common words
ovetande is number 7,188 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 7,184parlament Parliament
- 7,185plattform platform, a particular type of operating system or environment, platform; a political stance on a broad set of issues
- 7,187lärarinna female teacher
- 7,189omklädningsrum a changing room, (UK) a dressing room (at a bathhouse or sports center or the like)
- 7,190barriär barrier, obstruction
- 7,191hörsel hearing
- 7,192liberal liberal
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary