gå an
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Verb
[edit]gå an (present tense går an, past tense gjekk an)
- to be feasible
References
[edit]- “gå an” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
[edit]Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]gå an (present går an, preterite gick an, supine gått an, imperative gå an)
- to be acceptable (if not ideal)
- Bäst hade varit bearnaisesås, men svampsås går an
- Bearnaise sauce would've been best, but mushroom sauce is fine too
- Den klänningen går väl an om du inte har något bättre att ta på dig
- That dress is fine I guess, if you don't have anything better to wear
Synonyms
[edit]- gå för sig (more often negated)
See also
[edit]- angå (has a different meaning)
References
[edit]- gå an in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gå an in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
[edit]Categories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk phrasal verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk phrasal verbs formed with "an"
- Norwegian Nynorsk multiword terms
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish multiword terms
- Swedish phrasal verbs
- Swedish phrasal verbs formed with "an"
- Swedish terms with usage examples