uppifrån

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Swedish

Etymology

upp (“up”) +‎ ifrån (“from”)

Adverb

uppifrån (not comparable)

  1. from above
    De hade förväntat sig en landstrid, men attacken kom uppifrån
    They had expected a land battle, but the attack came from above
    De inväntade instruktioner uppifrån
    They awaited instructions from above
  2. from the top
    Diskmaskinen öppnas uppifrån
    The dishwasher is opened from the top
    Diagrammet ska läsas uppifrån och ner
    The diagram should be read from the top down

Preposition

uppifrån

  1. from up (on, in, etc.)
    Ett skrik hördes uppifrån vinden
    A scream was heard from up in the attic

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