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snever

adjectiveadjektiv

narrow · narrow-minded, insular

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt snæfr Old Norse snæfr

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. liten, trang small, narrow
    • arbeide innenfor snevre rammer to work within narrow limits
  2. som omfatter få;
    engere (II)narrower
    comprising only a few;
    narrowerengere (II)
    • en snever krets a narrow circle of people
  3. trangt avgrenset narrowly delimited
    • en snever definisjon a narrow definition
    • i snevreste forstand in the narrowest sense
  4. smålig, trangsynt petty, narrow-minded
    • et snevert miljø an insular community

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

i en snever vending i et knipetak in a tight spot, if need be Eng. phraseat a pinch