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verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from Low German; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. brenne opp to burn up
    • tørt tre forbrenner lett dry wood burns up easily
    • gassen har forbrent the gas has burned up
  2. forbinde seg kjemisk med et annet stoff, særlig oksygen, under varmeutvikling to combine chemically with another substance, especially oxygen, giving off heat
    • næringsstoffene forbrant i kroppen the nutrients burned up in the body