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oppegående

adjectiveadjektiv

switched-on, sharp · up and about, ambulatory

EtymologyOpphav

av oppeup · up there og gåto walk · to go · to run, to work (of a machine) · to turn out from oppeup · up there and gåto walk · to go · to run, to work (of a machine) · to turn out

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som ikke ligger til sengs not confined to bed, up and about
    • oppegående pasienter ambulatory patients
  2. gløgg (II)quick-witted, oppvaktbright quick-wittedgløgg (II), brightoppvakt
    • han er i høyeste grad oppegående he is extremely sharp