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Swedish
Etymology
ut (“out”) + lova (“promise”)
Verb
utlova (present utlovar, preterite utlovade, supine utlovat, imperative utlova)
- to promise (something, or to bring about something)
De utlovade allmänna val- They promised to hold general elections
Usage notes
- Can take a thing someone promises (to bring about) as a direct object.
- For "I promise to ...", "Jag lovar att ..." sounds more natural than "Jag utlovar att ..."
- Idiomatic for "a promised X" (an X someone has been promised) in the past participle utlovad.
Conjugation
Conjugation of utlova (weak)
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