Swedish adjective · adverb· top 5,000 most common
väck
lost, gone (not found), out of it, gone, very intoxicated, not aware of what's going onAlso the imperative of väcka.
väck as an adjective
Meaning
lost, gone (not found); out of it, gone, very intoxicated, not aware of what's going on
Forms
| Basic form | väck | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Comparative | mer väck | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | mest väck | “-est”, “most …” |
väck as an adverb
Meaning
gone
In Swedish: bort
Practise väck
1 / 1What does väck mean?
väck in a sentence
- Fjärrkontrollen är väckThe remote control is gone
- Han är ju helt väck i skallenHe's completely crazy ("gone in the head")
- Jag var så väck igårI was so gone yesterday
- Gå väck!Go away!
- Få väck fågeln innan den äter upp våran massäck!Get the bird away before it eats our packed lunch!
- Fick du väck fläcken?Did you get the stain off?
Questions
What does väck mean in English?
väck means “lost, gone (not found), out of it, gone, very intoxicated, not aware of what's going on”.
Similar words
Origin
From German weg.
Nearby common words
väck is number 3,349 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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