utgå

Swedish

Etymology

ut +‎ gå

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -oː

Verb

utgå (present utgår, preterite utgick, supine utgått, imperative utgå)

1. to assume, to base (an assumption on something), to start (from an assumption)

   jag utgår från att ni känner till slaget vid Narva

   I assume you are familiar with the battle of Narva

   bedömningen utgår från placeringen

   the assessment is based on the location

2. to be discontinued, to expire

   Produkten har utgått

   The product has been discontinued

3. to go out, to start (a journey), to set off

   Expeditionen utgick från Stockholm

   The expedition set off from Stockholm

Usage notes

• This verb can most often be separated (gå ut) without change of meaning.
• Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.

Conjugation

Further reading

• utgå in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• gå ut