en vård
Meaning
care; monument
In Swedish: skötsel, tillsyn
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en vård |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | vården |
vård is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor vård, den stora vården. Check another noun
Practise vård
1 / 1Is it en vård or ett vård?
vård in a sentence
- medicinsk vårdmedical care
- psykiatrisk vårdpsychiatric care
- tandvårddental care / dentistry
- få vård för någotreceive treatment for something
- vård av barncaring for (sick) children (without necessarily any "treatment" as such – usually when home sick from school or the like)
- brister inom vårdenhealthcare shortcomings
- vård av gamla huscaring for old houses
- miljövårdenvironmental care / environmental protection
Expressions
- öppen vårdnon-institutional care
- sluten vårdinstitutional care
Words built with vård
- barnavård child care
- intensivvård intensive care
- sjukvård nursing
- tandvård dental care
- vårdsektor health care sector
- vårdplats bed (in a hospital or institution)
- gravvård tomb(stone), sepulchral monument
- minnesvård memorial
Questions
What does vård mean in English?
vård means “care, monument”.
Is it en vård or ett vård?
It is en vård, and “the care” is vården.
Origin
From Old Norse varða, from Proto-Germanic *wardō, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to perceive, give heed, be careful”).
Nearby common words
vård is number 3,725 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 3,721nationell national
- 3,722repetera repeat, rehearse
- 3,723ände end
- 3,724dödsfall a death (of a person)
- 3,726godta accept, approve (of), agree to
- 3,727nja maybe, Used to give a hesitant or uncertain answer or (dis)agreement; neither yes nor no; both yes and no; "well …", leaning slightly towards the negative.
- 3,728sektor sector
- 3,729roligare funnier
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