verb

avlida

pass away

Detta är ett annat och mer formellt sätt att säga att någon dör och inte lever längre.

Avlida (Swedish)

Meaning:
To die, to pass away, to decease. It is a formal or somewhat euphemistic term for when someone dies.

Explanation:

  • The verb avlida means that a person (or sometimes an animal) has died. It is often used in official contexts, obituaries, or formal speech.
  • It tends to be less blunt than dö (which simply means "to die").

Similar words:

  • dö – to die (more direct, neutral)
  • gå bort – to pass away (more gentle, euphemistic)
  • somna in – to fall asleep (a gentle, euphemistic expression for dying, often used to describe peaceful death)

Summary:
Avlida is a formal way to say “to die,” less neutral than dö and more formal but less poetic than gå bort or somna in.

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Examples

Farfar kan avlida i år.verb

Grandfather may pass away this year.

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