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gående

adjectiveadjektiv

walking · on foot · a pedestrian

EtymologyOpphav

presens partisipp av gåto walk · to go · to run, to work (of a machine) · to turn out present participle of gåto walk · to go · to run, to work (of a machine) · to turn out

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som går walking, on foot
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som nærgåendecoming too close; intrusive, oppegåendeswitched-on, sharp · up and about, ambulatory, pågåendeongoing · pushy
  2. brukt som substantiv: fotgjengera pedestrian used as a noun: a pedestrianfotgjenger
    • gående og syklende pedestrians and cyclists

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

holde gående holde i drift; drive på med to keep in operation; to carry on with Eng. phraseto keep something going
  • de holdt det gåande i mange år they kept it going for many years
  • holde driften gående to keep the business running