förena

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish forena, förena, from Middle Low German vorenen and German vereinen. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål forene, Norwegian Nynorsk sameine, sameina (only -eine/eina), Danish forene, Icelandic sameina (only -eina), Dutch verenigen, vereenigen, Limburgish vereinige. Equivalent to för- +‎ ena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fœreːna/
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Verb

förena (present förenar, preterite förenade, supine förenat, imperative förena)

  1. to unite (separate entities)
    Länderna förenades i en union
    The countries were united in a union
  2. (reflexive) to join together
    Synonym: sluta sig samman
    De förenade sig
    They joined forces

Usage notes

For bringing about unity within some group, see ena.

Usage notes

  • As an antiquated past participle, förent is also used.

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