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Swedish
Etymology
för- + gå; compare German vergehen, English forgo.
Pronunciation
Verb
förgå (present förgår, preterite förgick, supine förgått, imperative förgå)
- to vanish, to pass, to cease, to run out, to die
Hans tålamod förgick.- His patience ran out.
Den rysliga natten förgick, och morgonen inbröt.- The dreadful night passed, and the morning came.
- Genesis 7:21
Då förgicks allt kött som rörde sig på jorden- And all flesh died that moved upon the earth
- (reflexive) to go too far, to overshoot oneself, to commit a crime
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, act 3, scene 2
Jag har förgått mig, då jag nämnde det.- I have o'ershot myself to tell you of it
Usage notes
Can be treated as a pure synonym of förflyta in modern times. Rare in other usages. See also förgången (“bygone”) and förgås (“perish”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of förgå (strong)
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