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agere

verbverb

to play, to act as, to pose as · to act, to behave

PronunciationUttale

ageˊre

EtymologyOpphav

fra latin ‘gjøre, sette i bevegelse’ from Latin ‘to do, to set in motion’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. spille (en rolle);
    opptre som     to play (a role);
    to act as, to pose as
    • agere storkar to act the big shot
    • agere dum to play dumb
  2. handle (3)to act to acthandle (3)
    • agere rasjonelt to act rationally