uppmana
urge
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Uppmana (Swedish)
Definition: To urge, encourage, or exhort someone to do something. It implies a strong recommendation or a call to action, often used when someone is asked or advised firmly to take a specific step or behave in a certain way.
Synonyms and Differences:
- Be (be någon om något): To ask or request, which can be gentler or less forceful than uppmana.
- Bestraffa: Means to punish, which is different because uppmana is about encouraging, not penalizing.
- Manar (från "mana"): To urge or call upon, quite similar but uppmana is often stronger or more formal.
In summary, uppmana carries a sense of pressing or urging action, often used in official or formal contexts such as campaigns, instructions, or public notices.
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Examples
Läraren vill uppmana oss att läsa boken.verb
The teacher wants to urge us to read the book.
Min kompis brukar uppmana mig att prova nya saker.verb
My friend usually urges me to try new things.
Läraren vill uppmana oss att läsa mer hemma.verb
The teacher wants to urge us to read more at home.
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