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gro fast

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: groto grow (of plants, hair and the like) · to heal (of a wound) · to sprout, to germinate
  1. bli værende i ro så lenge at en blir hengende fast i underlaget eller en annen gjenstand to stay still so long that one becomes stuck to the surface below or to another object
    • hun var som grodd fast i gulvet she was as if rooted to the floor
    • klærne begynte å gro fast i såret the clothes were beginning to stick to the wound
  2. i overført betydning: bli værende på et sted eller i en tilstand så lenge at en ikke greier å forlate stedet eller endre tilstand figuratively: to remain in a place or a state so long that one can no longer leave it or change it
    • jeg ønsker ikke å gro fast noe sted I don't want to get stuck in one place
    • gro fast i sofaen foran tv-en to take root on the sofa in front of the TV