varav

varav in a sentence

• på vägen kom två personer varav en var flintskallig
  along the road came two men, one of whom was bald
• Jag mötte tre sniglar, varav två var gröna
  I met three snails, of which two were green

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Origin

From Old Swedish hvar aff or var (“where”) + av (“of”).

Nearby common words

varav is number 6,783 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

• 6,779juveler jewels, gems
• 6,780blekna fade, turn pale
• 6,781hyresgäst a tenant (one who rents an apartment)
• 6,782trädgårdsmästare a gardener
• 6,784värdesätta appreciate
• 6,785registreringsnummer a registration number, a license number (of a motor vehicle)
• 6,786kiss A sound made to attract a cat; "Here, kitty, kitty!"
• 6,787falk falcon, hawk