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omfatte

verbverb

to comprise · to cover · to include

EtymologyOpphav

fra tysk ‘gripe om med hendene’ from German, ‘to grasp with the hands’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

spenne om eller over;
ta med;
dekke, gjelde
to span, to extend over;
to include;
to cover, to apply to
  • boka omfatter hele middelalderen the book covers the whole of the Middle Ages
  • samarbeidet omfattet fem bedrifter the collaboration involved five companies