lägga ut

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Swedish

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Verb

lägga ut (present lägger ut, preterite lade ut, supine lagt ut, imperative lägg ut)

  1. to place lying (to lay) outside (the current location) somewhere
    Hon lade ut handduken på verandanShe put the towel out on the porch ("Hon lade handduken på verandan" is equivalent)
  2. (of a ship) depart, leave the pier
    • 1751 December 16, “Köpenhamn, den 13. Dec. [Copenhagen, the 13th of Dec.]”, in Stockholms PoſtTidningar, number 98, page 1:
      Chinaſkieppet Prinſeẞan Loviſa kalladt, ſom foͤres af Capitain With, ſkal i morgon laͤgga ut ifrån Aſiatiſka Campagniets hamn uppå Redden, aͤrnandes efter behoͤrig moͤnſtring med beſaͤttningen ſedermera genaſt afſegla.
      The China-Ship, called the Princeſs Loviſa, under the Command of Captain With, is expected to morrow to depart from the Harbour of the Aſiatick Company unto the Anchorage, and, after due Muſtering of the Crew, ſhall forthwith proceed on its Voyage.
    • 2023 October 21, Lars Larsson, “Danmarksfärja fick vänta i blåsten [Danish ferry had to wait in the wind]”, in Göteborgs-Posten, sourced from TT News Agency:
      Blåsten fick ett stort fartyg att slita sig i Fredrikshamn och stoppade färjan från att lägga till och en annan att lägga ut.
      The wind caused a large ship to break loose in Frederikshavn, preventing the ferry from docking and another from departing.
    Antonym: lägga till (land, dock)
  3. lay out, arrange
  4. to make nonphysical media publicly accessible
    1. publish online, make accessible online
      Synonym: lägga upp
    2. to go live, to broadcast
      • 1975 April 24, 0:06 from the start, in Lägg ut! Bo Holmström rapporterar från västtyskla ambassaden [Go live! Bo Holmström reporting from the West German embassy.]‎ (news clip), spoken by Bo Holmström, Sveriges Television, published 2015:
        Lägg ut! Lägg ut! Lägg ut! Lägg ut! Lägg ut! Lägg ut! Lägg ut! Ja, här är nu ambassadbyggnaden, alldeles nyss hördes en våldsam detonation och det brinner fortfarande runt i den amerikanska ambassaden vi ser där uppe.
        Go live! Go live! Go live! Go live! Go live! Go live! Go live! Yes, here is the embassy building, just a moment ago a violent explosion was heard and there are still fires burning around the American embassy we see up there.

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