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overens

adverbadverb

to reach agreement, to get along (in komme overens) · to correspond, to match up (in stemme overens)

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk overen(s) ‘enig’; jamfør ens (I)alike from Low German overen(s) ‘in agreement’; compare ens (I)alike

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

komme overens
  1. bli enige to reach agreement Eng. phraseto come to an agreement
    • komme overens om en pris to agree on a price
  2. gå godt sammen to be on good terms with each other Eng. phraseto get along
    • de kommer godt overens they get along well
stemme overens vise samsvar to show correspondence Eng. phraseto match up