förhålla

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Swedish

Etymology

för- +‎ hålla

Verb

förhålla (present förhåller, preterite förhöll, supine förhållit, imperative förhåll)

  1. (reflexive) to behave, to conduct (oneself)
  2. (reflexive) to remain, to keep
    att förhålla sig neutral
    to remain neutral
  3. (mathematics, reflexive) to be (in proportion) to, to relate to
    Det gyllene snittet B delar en sträcka AC så, att AB förhåller sig till BC, som BC förhåller sig till AC
    The golden ratio B divides a distance AC so that AB is to BC as BC is to AC

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