Swedish adjective· top 5,000 most common

sams

not quarreling; getting along and on good termsAlso the passive of simma.

Meaning

not quarreling; getting along and on good terms

In Swedish: i vänskap, överens

Forms

Forms of sams
Basic formsamswith en-words
Comparativemer sams“-er”, “more …”
Superlativemest sams“-est”, “most …”

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What does sams mean?

sams in a sentence

  • barnen kan aldrig vara sams
    the children never seem to get on with each other
  • Barnen har varit sams hela dagen
    The children have gotten along all day
  • De kunde inte hålla sams
    They couldn't keep from fighting

Questions

What does sams mean in English?

sams means “not quarreling; getting along and on good terms”.

Similar words

ense

Origin

From Old Swedish sams, from the adjective sam (“unchanged, similar”), ultimately from the root of samma (“same”).

Nearby common words

sams is number 4,597 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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