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anta

verbverb

to assume · to accept · to take on

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk ‘ta til seg’ from German ‘to take to oneself’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. formode, gå ut fra to suppose, to assume
    • jeg antar at hun har reist I assume she has left
    • det er grunn til å anta at … there is reason to assume that …
    • funnene er langt eldre enn først antatt the finds are far older than first thought
    • jeg skulle anta at hun er rundt 40 I would guess she is around 40
    • la oss anta at du har rett let us assume that you are right
    • han antas å være død he is presumed dead
  2. godtato accept · to agree to, godkjenneto approve · to pass, to accept as valid to acceptgodta, to approvegodkjenne
    • få antatt en bok to have a book accepted for publication
    • få et teaterstykke antatt til oppførelse to have a play accepted for performance
  3. få (en viss karakter) to take on (a certain character)
    • anta et preg av komikk to take on a comic quality
    • saken antok etter hvert store dimensjoner the affair gradually took on large proportions
    • anta en fastere form to take on a firmer shape