förmana

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Swedish

Etymology

för- +‎ mana

Verb

förmana (present förmanar, preterite förmanade, supine förmanat, imperative förmana)

  1. to urge, to admonish, to exhort (earnestly advise (someone, on right or wise behavior or the like))
    Han förmanade honom att skriva ett äktenskapsförord
    He urged him to write a prenuptial agreement
  2. to admonish (similar to above, but after someone has done something wrong)
    Hon förmanade dem för att de inte väntat på grön gubbe innan de gick över vägen
    She admonished them for not waiting for the walk sign before crossing the road

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