Swedish conjunction
såväl
as well
Meaning
as well
Practise såväl
1 / 1What does såväl mean?
såväl in a sentence
- Det Nisse sysslar med är olagligt såväl som omoralisktWhat Nisse is doing is illegal as well as immoral
- På festivalen finns karuseller såväl som prova på-aktiviteter och mycket annat [som är] roligtAt the festival, there are carousels as well as try-out activities and lots of other fun things to do [and a lot of other things [that are] fun (or, "other stuff [that is] fun, " which is closer to the intuition, with a singular)]
- Bulnader uppstodo på spåmännen såväl som på alla andra egyptier (archaic language)Boils appeared on the magicians as well as on all the other Egyptians (Exodus 9:11)
- Såväl gamla som unga mår bra av daglig motionBoth old and young benefit from [feel good from] daily exercise / Old as well as young benefit from daily exercise
Expressions
- såväl ... som...as well as...
Questions
What does såväl mean in English?
såväl means “as well”.
Origin
så + väl
Nearby common words
såväl is number 8,061 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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