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innom

prepositionpreposisjon

by (on a brief visit) · in at · within

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. (som snarest) inn eller inne hos, inn ved, inn på;
    om (II, 2)by way of
    (just briefly) in to or in at someone's, in by, in on;
    by way ofom (II, 2)
    • de stakk innom oss på vei til hytta they dropped in on us on the way to the cabin
    • båten går ikke innom det stedet lenger the boat no longer calls at that place
    • hun var innom teologistudiet før hun bestemte seg for filologien she had a spell studying theology before she settled on philology
  2. brukt som adverb: kort inn;
    inn i forbifarten
    used as an adverb: briefly in;
    in while passing by
    • han kom innom på vei hjem fra jobb he dropped in on his way home from work
  3. innenfor (1)inside;
    innen (II, 1)within
    insideinnenfor (1);
    withininnen (II, 1)
    • innom døra just inside the door
    • innom vårt distrikt within our district